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Scolopendrium

Scol·​o·​pen·​dri·​um | \ ˌskäləˈpendrēəm\

Definition of Scolopendrium

taxonomic synonym of phyllitis

History and Etymology for Scolopendrium

New Latin, from Late Latin scolopendrion, a kind of fern thought to resemble a millipede, from Greek skolopendrion, diminutive of skolopendra

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