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Phlebodium

noun

chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori

• Syn: ↑genus Phlebodium

• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Polypodiaceae, ↑family Polypodiaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑golden polypody, ↑serpent fern, ↑rabbit's-foot fern, ↑Phlebodium aureum, ↑Polypodium aureum

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\\flə̇ˈbōdēəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phlebōdēs full of veins, with large veins, veinlike (from phleb- + -ōdēs -ode) + New Latin -ium

: a genus of mostly epiphytic tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having the areolae of the fronds each with two or more free veinlets bearing sori — see serpent fern

Useful english dictionary. 2012.