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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

filicoid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪlɪkɔɪd/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin filix (“fern”) + English -oid.

Meanings

Resembling a fern, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.

Forms

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more filicoid	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most filicoid	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Relateds

filicologist · filicology · fiddlehead

filicoid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪlɪkɔɪd/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin filix (“fern”) + English -oid.

Meanings

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

Forms

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filicoids	Number=Plur		lexicographic