lygodium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun chiefly tropical climbing ferns
    genus Lygodium.

WordNet

Ly*go"di*um noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. flexible; a willow twig + form.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs. ✍ Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.

Webster 1913