Angiopteris

noun

An·​gi·​op·​ter·​is

ˌanjēˈäptərə̇s

: a genus of tree ferns (family Marattiaceae) having sporangia closely arranged in two rows forming linear sori surrounded by a false indusium of fringed scales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from angi- + -pteris

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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