woodwardia

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noun

Any of the genus Woodwardia of chain ferns.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounwoodwardia (plural woodwardias)

plural woodwardias

  1. biologyAny of the genus Woodwardia of chain ferns.

Origin

  1. EnglishWoodward
  2. translingualWoodwardia
  3. Englishwoodwardia

Borrowed from translingual Woodwardia, from the English Woodward (surname).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 狗脊, 崇澍蕨
  • 狗脊 (gǒujǐ)fern
  • 崇澍蕨 (chóngshùjué)fern
Hungarian vudvardija
  • vudvardijafern
Vietnamese chi ráng bích họa, chi cẩu tích
  • chi ráng bích họafern
  • chi cẩu tíchfern
Cite this entry
APA

woodwardia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwardia

MLA

“woodwardia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwardia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodwardia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwardia.

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