Hymenophyllaceae

plural noun

Hy·​me·​no·​phyl·​la·​ce·​ae

ˌhīmə(ˌ)nōfə̇ˈlāsēˌē

: a family of ferns having delicate fronds with sessile sporangia on a receptacle resembling a bristle and surrounded by a cup-shaped, tubular, or 2-valved involucre

hymenophyllaceous

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗⸗¦lāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Hymenophyllum, type genus + -aceae

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