Definition of Polypodium aureum

1. Noun. Tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium.

Exact synonyms: Golden Polypody, Phlebodium Aureum, Rabbit's-foot Fern, Serpent Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Phlebodium, Phlebodium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polypodium Aureum

Polynesia
Polynesian
Polynesian arrowroot
Polynesian tattler
Polynesians
Polyodon
Polyodon spathula
Polyodontidae
Polypedates
Polypedatidae
Polypheme
Polyphemus
Polyplax
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales
Polypodium aureum (current term)
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Polypodium polypodioides
Polypodium scouleri
Polypodium virgianum
Polypodium vulgare
Polyporus frondosus
Polyporus squamosus
Polyporus tenuiculus
Polyprion
Polyprion americanus
Polysphondylium
Polystichum
Polystichum acrostichoides
Polystichum aculeatum

Literary usage of Polypodium aureum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ferns: British and Exoticby Edward Joseph Lowe by Edward Joseph Lowe (1868)
"The present Fern is much less common than Polypodium aureum, and, in my opinion, a more beautiful species. The pinna? are also narrower, and more distant ..."

2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1896)
"31. 2. Polypodium vulgare. 32. 3. Polypodium falcatum. 33. 4. Polypodium Californicum. 34. 5. Polypodium pectinatum. 35. 6. Polypodium aureum. 36. 7. ..."

3. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"Polypodium aureum L. Sp. PI. 2 : 1087. 1753. Sierra Madre, west of Bolanos, Jalisco, September 15 to 17 (No. 2968). Small plant», scarcely, or very slightly ..."

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