释义 |
el·a·pho·glos·sum \ˌeləfōˈgläsəm\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek elaphos deer + New Latin -glossum (from Greek glōssa tongue) — more at elk, gloss : a large genus of tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having shaggy stipes and firm or thick oblong to paddle-shaped fronds entire or forked, the fertile fronds being covered beneath with a felty layer of sporangia lacking indusia — see elephant-ear fern |