doo·dia \ˈdüdēə\noun Etymology: New Latin, from Samuel Doody died 1706 English botanist + New Latin -ia 1.capitalized: a small genus of Asiatic and Australasian ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with curved sori in rows between the margin and midrib of the frond segments 2.pldoo·diae\-ēˌē\: any plant of the genus Doodia