Polypody

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpÉ’lɪpəʊdi/

Origin

From Anglo-Norman polypodie and its source, Late Latin polypodium.

Full definition of polypody

Noun

1. (botany) Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.2.ii:Polypodie and epithyme are, without all exceptions, gentle purgers of melancholy ....
• 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 226:If the humour be otherwise choose your Polypody accordingly.