filicology
Syllables: fil·ic·o·lo·gy/fɪlɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi//fɪlɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/
filicology noun: the botanical study of ferns.
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Noun
filicology (uncountable)
- The botanical study of ferns.
- ‡ Filicology.—That part of Botany which treats of Ferns.[1847, John Lindley, “A Glossary of the Principal English, Latin, and Latinized Technical Terms Employed in Botany”, in The Elements of Botany, Structural and Physiological; […], London: Bradbury &...
- I think the same plan might be pursued in general Botany, with a good effect; but it is of far greater importance in Filicology, as so many of this class of plants may be recognized by their external form alone.1853 June 10 (date delivered), J. R. Kinahan, “[On the Classification and Nomenclature of Ferns]”, in Edward Newman, editor, The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany, volume IV, London: John...
Origin of filicology
From Latin filic- (stem of filix (“fern”)) + English -ology (a variant of -logy (suffix denoting the study of a particular subject)). Filix is probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“henbane”) + Latin -ix (a variant of -ex (suffix found in plant names such as cārex (“sedge”) and rumex (“sorrel”))).
Words formed from filicology
Words that rhyme with filicology
- homology
- topology
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- mythology
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- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about filicology
- What does filicology mean?
- Filicology means the botanical study of ferns.
- What part of speech is filicology?
- Filicology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce filicology?
- Filicology is pronounced /fɪlɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).
Words near filicology in the dictionary
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