filicoid

English

Etymology

From Latin filix (“fern”) +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪlɪkɔɪd/

Noun

filicoid (plural filicoids)

1. (botany) Any fern-like plant.
   • 1846-1853, John Lindley, The Vegetable Kingdom

     The manner in which the second generation arises from the first, varies much more in the Filicoids than in the Mosses

Adjective

filicoid (comparative more filicoid, superlative most filicoid)

1. (botany) Resembling a fern, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.

References

“filicoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.