Notholaena

noun

Noth·​o·​lae·​na

-ˈlēnə

: a genus of rock-inhabiting ferns (family Polypodiaceae) of very diverse habit and with pinnate, bipinnate, or tripinnate fronds that are silky, hairy, tomentose, or farinose

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from noth- + Latin laena cloak, from Greek chlaina

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