Scolopendrium

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Etymology

Latin scolopendrium, from Ancient Greek σκολοπένδριον (skolopéndrion, “Asplenium ceterach (rustyback)”)

Proper noun

Scolopendrium n

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Aspleniaceae – certain ferns, such as Asplenium scolopendrium (syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium. Scolopendrium vulgare, Scolopendrium phyllitis, hart's tongue).

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