Scolopendrium

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Translingual

Etymology

Latin scolopendrium, from Ancient Greek σκολοπένδριον (skolopéndrion, “Asplenium ceterach (rustyback)”)

Proper noun

Scolopendrium n

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Aspleniaceae – certain ferns, such as Asplenium scolopendrium (syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium. Scolopendrium vulgare, Scolopendrium phyllitis, hart's tongue).

Hyponyms

(genus): See Scolopendrium at The Plant List.

Further reading

William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “Scolopendrium”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Scolopendrium at The Plant List

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