Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of polypodiaceous ferns, having the sori linear in a continuous band next the midrib of the pinnæ in the fertile frond, the indusium formed of the revolute margin of the frond, and the fronds dimorphous.
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Examples
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I have seen three aspidiums, two woodsias, a lomaria, polypodium, cheilanthes, and several species of pteris.
Travels in Alaska John Muir 1876
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The ferns were developed in remarkable beauty and size -- aspidiums, one of which is about six feet high, a woodsia, lomaria, and several species of polypodium.
Travels in Alaska John Muir 1876
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