Definition of Lygodium
:a genus of mostly tropical ferns (family Schizaeaceae) characterized by twining fronds that have mostly opposite pairs of pinnae below and sporophylls above — see climbing fern
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Lygodium
noun
Ly·go·di·um
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līˈgōdēəm
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Origin and Etymology of lygodium
New Latin, from Greek lygōdēs like a willow (from lygos willow, withe) + New Latin -ium
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