scolopendrium

/ (skɒləˈpɛndrɪəm) /

noun

another name for hart's-tongue

Word Origin for scolopendrium

C17: from New Latin, from Greek scolopendrion, from a fancied resemblance of the fern and its sori to a centipede

Words nearby scolopendrium

scoliosis, scoliotic, scoliotic pelvis, scollop, scolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, scombroid poisoning, sconce, sconcheon

Example sentences from the Web for scolopendrium

  • Scolopendrium vulgare seems to be one of the ferns most commonly affected in this way.

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters

  • We were afterwards informed that asplenium, lastrea, scolopendrium, and others are to be found in the neighbourhood.

    A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land |William R. Hughes