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polypody

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈpɒlɪpəʊdi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fern

Narrower terms: licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza, grey polypody, gray polypody, resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides, leatherleaf, leathery polypody, coast polypody, Polypodium scouleri, rock polypody, rock brake, American wall fern, Polypodium virgianum, common polypody, adder's fern, wall fern, golden maidenhair, golden polypody, sweet fern, Polypodium vulgare

History

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman polypodie, from Late Latin polypodium, q.v.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَسْبَايَج (basbāyaj) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Aramaic: ܣܓܝ ܪܓܠܐ (saggī reḡlē) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Aramaic: ܒܣܦܝܐ (baspāyā) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: בַסְבָּג (basbāg) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: פיספג — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: סגי רגלי (saggī reḡlē) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Bulgarian: сладка папрат (sladka paprat) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Dutch: eikvaren — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Faroese: kumlakampur — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Finnish: kallioimarre — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • French: polypode — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • German: Tüpfelfarn — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • German: Engelsüß — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Ancient Greek: πολυπόδιον (polupódion) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Ancient Greek: πτέρῐς (ptérĭs) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Latin: filix — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Latin: filicula — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Persian: بسپایک (baspâyak) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Persian: بسفایج (basfâyaj) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Polish: paprotka — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Portuguese: polipódio — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Russian: многоно́жка (mnogonóžka) — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Swedish: stensöta — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod
  • Welsh: llawredyn — any fern of the genus Polypodium — see also polypod