Cyclophorus

noun

Cy·​cloph·​o·​rus

sīˈkläfərəs

: a genus of tropical Old World ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kyklophoros, adjective, circular, from kykl- cycl- + -phoros -phorous

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