ceterach

noun

cet·​er·​ach

ˈsetəˌrak

1

plural -s : scale fern

2

capitalized [New Latin, from Medieval Latin ceterah] : a small genus of mainly Old World ferns (family Polypodiaceae) typified by the scale fern

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin ceterah, from Arabic shīṭaraj, from Persian shīṭarakh

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