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filicology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /fɪlɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /fɪlɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

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noun

Meaning 1

The botanical study of ferns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, uncountable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pteridology

History

Etymology

From Latin filic- (stem of filix (“fern”)) + English -ology (a variant of -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject)). Filix is probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“henbane”) + Latin -ix (a variant of -ex (suffix found in plant names such as cārex (“sedge”) and rumex (“sorrel”))).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: saniaisten tutkimus — botanical study of ferns
  • Finnish: saniaistutkimus — botanical study of ferns