Platycerium

noun

Platy·​ce·​ri·​um

: a genus of tropical Old World ferns (family Polypodiaceae) that are mostly epiphytic and have large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag see staghorn fern

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from platy- + Greek kērion honeycomb (from kēros wax)

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