Cyrtomium

noun

Cyr·​to·​mi·​um

-ˈtōmēəm

: a small genus of tropical Asian greenhouse ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with anastomosing veins

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kyrtōma bulge, convexity (from kyrtos bulging, crooked, convex) + New Latin -ium

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