Acrostichum
noun
Acros·ti·chum
\ə-ˈkrȯ-sti-kəm, -ˈkrä-\
Definition of Acrostichum
: a genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with varied habit but with the sporangia covering all the underside of the frond
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Origin and Etymology of acrostichum
New Latin, irregular from Greek akrostichis; from the arrangement of the spores on the leaflets
First Known Use: 1879
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