Phyllitis
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A group of ferns with simple long narrow leaves
- noun
- Specialized
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Phyllitis
- The biologist explained that Phyllitis belongs to the Polypodiaceae family of ferns.
Examples
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In her research on ferns, she focused on the unique features of Phyllitis species.
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The scientist categorized the newly discovered plant as a member of the Phyllitis genus.
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Phyllitis fascia may also be known by other names (Smith 1969). 12.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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A group of ferns with long simple leaves that look like a tongue
is the related genus without the specific frond shape emphasis
Compounds
Phyllitis scolopendrium
- Archaic
9.9
A fern with long green leaves shaped like a tongue that grows in damp places
Surface Forms
Phyllitis singular
Phyllitises plural
Etymology
Phyllitis comes from an old Greek root phyll- meaning 'leaf', the same root you see in chlorophyll. Botanists used this name for ferns that have simple, plain leaves, so the word points to their leaf-like form.
