spicant
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From Latin spica (spike, ear of grain). Describes the upright fertile fronds of hard fern (Struthiopteris spicant), which are spike-like compared to the spreading sterile fronds. Invariable across genders.
From Latin spica (spike, ear of grain). Describes the upright fertile fronds of hard fern (Struthiopteris spicant), which are spike-like compared to the spreading sterile fronds. Invariable across genders.