Definition of Phlebodium

1. Noun. Chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlebodium

Philly
Philly cheesesteak
Philly cheesesteaks
Philohela
Philohela minor
Philomachus
Philomachus pugnax
Philomena
Philophylla
Philopia casei
Phineas
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Phinehas
Phintias
Phl.
Phlebodium (current term)
Phlebodium aureum
Phlebotomus argentipes
Phlebotomus chinensis
Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus
Phlebotomus longipalpis
Phlebotomus major
Phlebotomus noguchi
Phlebotomus orientalis
Phlebotomus papatasii
Phlebotomus perniciosus
Phlebotomus sergenti
Phlebotomus verrucarum
Phlegethos
Phleum pratense

Literary usage of Phlebodium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"Phlebodium is a genus closely related to Polypodium, and confused with it in ... Phlebodium aureum is one of the larger ferns and is frequently seen in ..."

2. A Monograph of the British Eocene Flora by John Starkie Gardner, Constantin Baron Ettingshausen (1882)
"The fossil presents the Phlebodium type of venation, modified by a less ... The Phlebodium loops are irregularly arranged and of unequal length and breadth. ..."

3. Ferns: British and Exoticby Edward Joseph Lowe by Edward Joseph Lowe (1868)
"IN THE SECTION Phlebodium OF AUTHORS. OPINION differs as to which is the handsomest Fern amongst the glaucous section Phlebodium. ..."

4. Species Filicum: Being Descriptions of the Known Ferns, Particularly of Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1864)
"Phlebodium, Br.—Veins reticulated, with free included veinlets in the aréoles. ... P. (Phlebodium) aureum, Linn.; caudex creeping soft scales, stipes 2 feet ..."

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