'Lygodium' definitions:
Definition of 'Lygodium'
From: WordNet
noun
Chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: Lygodium, genus Lygodium]
Definition of 'Lygodium'
From: GCIDE
- Lygodium \Ly*go"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flexible; ? a willow twig + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards. [1913 Webster]