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Webster 1913 Edition
Lygodium
Ly-go′di-um
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] flexible; [GREEK] a willow twig +
εἶδοσ
form.] (Bot.)
A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.
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Lygodium palmatum
, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.