polypody

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UK/ˈpɒlɪpəʊdi/

noun

Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.

OriginAnglo-Norman polypodie ← Late Latin polypodium →
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Meanings

nounpolypody (plural polypodies)

plural polypodies

  1. Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.

    If the humour be otherwise choose your Polypody accordingly.

    1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 226
    1 more example

    Polypodie and epithyme are, without all exceptions, gentle purgers of melancholy […].

    1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 4, member 2, subsection ii

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Late Latinpolypodium
  2. Anglo-Normanpolypodie
  3. Englishpolypody

From Anglo-Norman polypodie, from Late Latin polypodium, q.v.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον, πτέρῐς
  • πολυπόδιον (polupódion)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • πτέρῐς (ptérĭs)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Arabic بَسْبَايَج
  • بَسْبَايَج (basbāyaj)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Bulgarian сладка папрат
  • сладка папрат (sladka paprat)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Dutch eikvaren
  • eikvarenany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Finnish kallioimarre
  • kallioimarreany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
French polypode
  • polypodeany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
German Tüpfelfarn, Engelsüß
  • Tüpfelfarnany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Engelsüßany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Latin filix, filicula
  • filixany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • filiculaany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Persian بسپایک, بسفایج
  • بسپایک (baspâyak)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • بسفایج (basfâyaj)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Polish paprotka
  • paprotkaany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Portuguese polipódio
  • polipódioany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Russian многоно́жка
  • многоно́жка (mnogonóžka)any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Swedish stensöta
  • stensötaany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Welsh llawredyn
  • llawredynany fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
Cite this entry
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Chicago

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