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POLYPODIUM

\pˌɒlɪpˈə͡ʊdi͡əm], \pˌɒlɪpˈə‍ʊdi‍əm], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_p_ˈəʊ_d_iə_m]\

Definitions of POLYPODIUM

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1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A genus of plants of the order Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or leaf. There are numerous species.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

This fern grows in the clefts of rocks, walls, &c., in both hemispheres. It was formerly regarded as a cholagogue, and was given in head diseases. It is not used now.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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