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poly·po·dy I. \ˈpälēˌpōdē, -lə̇ˌp-\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English polypodie, from Latin polipodium : a fern of the genus Polypodium; especially : a fern (P. vulgare) found throughout No. America and most of Europe and Asia that has creeping rootstocks and pinnatifid fronds with entire segments
II. noun (-es) Etymology: French polypodie, from Greek polypodia, from polypod-, polypous many-footed : a condition of having many legs — used especially of an insect embryo or larva |