Dicksonia

noun

Dick·​so·​nia

dikˈsōnēə

: a large genus of tropical tree ferns (family Cyatheaceae) having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and marginal or submarginal sori with a surrounding membranous cup-shaped indusium and including one species (D. antarctica) that is often cultivated

dicksonioid

-nēˌȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from James Dickson †1822 English botanist + New Latin -ia

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