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polypodium

polypodium noun: synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.

polypodium: synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium
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Noun

polypodium (plural polypodiums or polypodia)

  1. Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.
    Synonyms:
    polypody

polypodium meaning in Tamil

polypodium in Tamil

நீர்வேம்பு

Synonyms of polypodium

Forms of polypodium

pluralpolypodiums
pluralpolypodia

Origin of polypodium

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 translingual scientific use of Polypodium.

Questions about polypodium

What does polypodium mean?
Polypodium means synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.
What is polypodium in Tamil?
Polypodium in Tamil is நீர்வேம்பு. See Polypodium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polypodium?
Polypodium is a noun.
What is the plural of polypodium?
The plural of polypodium is polypodiums.

Words near polypodium in the dictionary

  1. polypode
  2. polypodes
  3. polypodia
  4. polypodiaceous
  5. polypodies
  6. polypodium
  7. polypodiums
  8. polypodoside
  9. polypodous
  10. polypods
  11. polypody

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polypodium (page history and authors); polypodium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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