Thuidium

noun

Thu·​id·​i·​um

th(y)üˈidēəm

: a widely distributed genus of mosses (order Hypnobryales) with fernlike leaves see fern moss

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia + New Latin -idium

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