Dictionary entry

Lygodium

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ly‐go″di‐um (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.

Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.