Ophioglossaceae

plural noun

Ophio·​glos·​sa·​ce·​ae

ˌäfē(ˌ)ō(ˌ)gläˈsāsēˌē,

ˌōf-

: a family of eusporangiate ferns (order Ophioglossales) that are more or less succulent and have a stem and usually a single frond with thin sheathing stipules and sporophylls forming a spike or panicle, the sporangia opening by transverse slits see ophioglossum

ophioglossaceous

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗(¦)⸗¦sāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ophioglossum, type genus + -aceae

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