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Pteridomania
Pterˊi-do-ma′ni-a
,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a fern + E.
mania
.]
A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns.
[R.]
C. Kingsley.
Definition
2024
pteridomania
pteridomania
English
Noun
pteridomania
(
uncountable
)
A
craze
, in 19th-century England, for collecting
ferns
and for using
images
of ferns in the decorative arts
Etymology
pterido-
+
-mania
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