Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lygodium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lygodium \Ly*go"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flexible; ? a willow
twig + ? form.] (Bot.)
A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing
stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.
Note: Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament,
inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from
Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly
southwards.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lygodium
n : chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: {Lygodium}, {genus
Lygodium}]
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