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woodwardia

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Woodwardia of chain ferns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Woodwardia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fern genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Woodwardia, from the English Woodward (surname).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وودوارديا (wūdwārdyā) — fern
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狗脊 (gǒujǐ) — fern
  • Chinese Mandarin: 崇澍蕨 (chóngshùjué) — fern
  • Hungarian: vudvardija — fern
  • Vietnamese: chi ráng bích họa — fern
  • Vietnamese: chi cẩu tích — fern