golden polypody meaning and definition

GOLDEN POLYPODY noun

Definition of golden polypody (noun)

1. tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
   • synonyms: Phlebodium aureum, Polypodium aureum, rabbit's-foot fern, serpent fern
2. mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
   • synonyms: adder's fern, common polypody, golden maidenhair, Polypodium vulgare, sweet fern, wall fern