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polypody

/pol-ee-poh-dee/US // ˈpɒl iˌpoʊ di //UK // (ˈpɒlɪˌpəʊdɪ) //

多形体,多角体,多浆体,多角体细胞

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pol·y·po·dies.

    • : any fern of the genus Polypodium, as P. vulgare, having creeping rootstocks, deeply pinnatifid evergreen fronds, and round, naked sori.

Examples

  • For instance, the Limestone Polypody is not happy unless there is a certain amount of lime present in the soil.

  • The Common Polypody will, of course, grow in almost any position.

  • The frond of the Common Polypody is cut in a pinnatifid manner.

  • There are a large number of varieties of the Common Polypody.

  • The great round fruit-dots of the Polypody show distinctly through the fronds as they stand erect in the sunlight.