Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
doodia

doodia

9.9
A fern with leaves divided into narrow parts with sharp, saw-like edges
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : doodia
  • Gardeners often choose doodia for its decorative, sharply serrated foliage.

Examples

  • The doodia thrives in moist, shaded areas of the forest.

  • Many gardeners love to cultivate doodias for their unique foliage.

  • Botanists discovered a new species within the doodia genus last year.

  • The doodia thrives in moist, shaded environments.

  • Gardeners often choose doodia for its decorative, sharply serrated foliage.

  • The doodia thrives in moist, shaded areas of the forest.

  • Many gardeners love to cultivate doodia for its unique foliage.

Synonyms

rasp fern
vsdoodia
  • Australian
9.9

A small fern with divided leaves that have sharp teeth

means the same but uses the botanical genus name

Surface Forms

doodia singular
doodiae plural

Etymology

Doodia is named after the English botanist Samuel Doody, with the common plant-name ending -ia added to his surname. So a doodia is like 'Doody's fern', which helps explain why the name refers to this group of ferns.