polypodium
See also: Polypodium
English
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Etymology
From Late Latin polypodium, from Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον (polupódion), from πολυ- (polu-, “poly-, many”) + πούς (poús, “-pod, foot”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”). Later reinforced by the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] translingual scientific use of Polypodium.
Noun
polypodium (plural polypodiums or polypodia)
- (botany) Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.
Related terms
References
- “Polypodium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “polypodium, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Via Classical Late polypodion, from Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον (polupódion), from πολυ- (polu-, “poly-, many”) + πούς (poús, “-pod, foot”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”).
Noun
polypodium n (genitive polypodiī or polypodī); second declension
- (Late Latin, botany) a polypody
- (Late Latin, botany) the polypodia collectively
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | polypodium | polypodia |
Genitive | polypodiī polypodī1 |
polypodiōrum |
Dative | polypodiō | polypodiīs |
Accusative | polypodium | polypodia |
Ablative | polypodiō | polypodiīs |
Vocative | polypodium | polypodia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- English: polypodium, polypody
- French: polypodie
- Translingual: Polypodium
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- en:Botany
- English words prefixed with poly-
- English words suffixed with -ium
- en:Ferns
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
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