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pteridomania

pteridomania noun: a craze, in 19th-century England, for collecting ferns and for using images of ferns in the decorative arts.

Noun

pteridomania (uncountable)

  1. A craze, in 19th-century England, for collecting ferns and for using images of ferns in the decorative arts

Origin of pteridomania

From pterido- + -mania.

Questions about pteridomania

What does pteridomania mean?
Pteridomania means a craze, in 19th-century England, for collecting ferns and for using images of ferns in the decorative arts.
What part of speech is pteridomania?
Pteridomania is a noun.

Words near pteridomania in the dictionary

  1. pteridoids
  2. pteridological
  3. pteridologist
  4. pteridologists
  5. pteridology
  6. pteridomania
  7. pteridophobia
  8. pteridophyte
  9. pteridophytes
  10. pteridophytic
  11. pteridosperm

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