filicoidadj.n.
/ˈfɪlɪkɔɪd/ A. adj.
Resembling a fern.
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filicoid1847
pteridoid1866
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xiv. 268 The same gigantic coniferous and filicoid plants are found.
B. n.
A plant having the appearance of a fern.
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1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
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