Etymology

pterido-

Today it means: fern Full definition →

Ancient Greek πτέρις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτέρις“fern”
  2. English todaypterido-

From Ancient Greek πτέρις (ptéris, “fern”).

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