genus scolopendrium

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   a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)

   SynonymsPhyllitisgenus Phyllitis

   Broaderfern genus

   Part ofPolypodiaceae

Questions about genus scolopendrium

What does genus scolopendrium mean?

genus scolopendrium means "a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)".

What is another word for genus scolopendrium?

Close synonyms include Phyllitis, genus Phyllitis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus scolopendrium a common word?

genus scolopendrium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.