todean.
/ˈtəʊdɪə/, U.S. /ˈtoʊdiə/ Any of several ferns of the southern hemisphere genus Todea (family Osmundaceae), or formerly included in it; also called crepe fern; esp. the king fern, T. barbara.Ferns formerly known as the ‘filmy todeas’ are now placed in the genus Leptopteris.
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1813 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) V. 499 Todea... africana... African Todea.
1882 Garden 25 Feb. 135/3 Todeas are often spoilt through being syringed overhead.
1905 E. L. M. White My N.Z. Garden 51 The Todeas are very beautiful, especially Todea superba, which is commonly called Prince of Wales' Feather.
1921 H. B. Dobbie N. Z. Ferns (ed. 2) 18 All the Hymenophyllums, Trichomanes and the two filmy Todeas grow best in a Wardian case.
2005 D. Burke Compl. Burke's Backyard 114/2 Todeas are slow-growing, long-lived terrestrial ferns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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