Ophioglossum

noun

the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae

• Syn: ↑genus Ophioglossum

• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ophioglossaceae, ↑family Ophioglossaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑adder's tongue, ↑adder's tongue fern

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgläsəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ophi- + -glossum, from Greek glōssa tongue — more at gloss (explanation)

: the type genus of the family Ophioglossaceae comprising the adder's-tongues and having a solitary simple frond with netted venation and a terminal spike formed of two rows of coalescent sporangia

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Ophioglossˈum noun

(Gr glōssa tongue) the adder's-tongue genus, giving name to the Ophioglossāˈceae, a family of eusporangiate ferns

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Main Entry: ↑ophi-