"aspidium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aspidiums [plural], aspidia [plural]
Etymology: A genericized form of translingual Aspidium, from New Latin aspidium (“shield fern”) proposed by Schwartz in Schrader's Journal für die Botanik in 1800, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ium. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Aspidium}} translingual Aspidium, {{der|en|NL.|aspidium||shield fern}} New Latin aspidium (“shield fern”), {{der|en|grc|ἀσπίς||shield}} Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|aspidia}} aspidium (countable and uncountable, plural aspidiums or aspidia)
  1. (dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a member of a certain genus of ferns, including the male fern. Tags: countable, dated Categories (lifeform): Ferns Synonyms: dryopteris [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-aspidium-en-noun-N8HFhOwa Disambiguation of Ferns: 83 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ium, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ium: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-aspidium-en-noun-KhAmRydz Topics: medicine, sciences

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