Dicksonia
noun
Dick·so·nia
dikˈsōnēə
: a large genus of tropical tree ferns (family Cyatheaceae) having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and marginal or submarginal sori with a surrounding membranous cup-shaped indusium and including one species (D. antarctica) that is often cultivated
dicksonioid adjective
-nēˌȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from James Dickson †1822 English botanist + New Latin -ia