Pellaea

noun
Pel·​laea | \ pəˈlēə, peˈ-\

Definition of Pellaea

: a genus of mostly small rock-loving ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having pinnate or pinnatifid often evergreen fronds and intramarginal sori with the indusium formed by the reflexed margins of the fertile segments

History and Etymology for Pellaea

New Latin, from Late Greek pellaia, feminine of pellaios dark-colored; from the dark leaves; akin to Greek polios gray

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