ASPIDIUM

Etymology

Noun

aspidium (countable and uncountable, plural aspidiums or aspidia)

(dated, countable) synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.

(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.

Source: Wiktionary



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BEQUEATH

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