Schizaea

noun

Schi·​zaea

skə̇ˈzēə

: a genus (the type of the family Schizaeaceae) of small leptosporangiate ferns with filiform or linear fronds and the sporangia in close distichous spikes see curly grass

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek schizein to split

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