lettucelike
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water fern — ▪ plant any member of a group of ferns (fern) in the subfamily Parkerioideae, family Pteridaceae, plant division Pteridophyta. Ceratopteris consists of at least four species (C. cornuta, C. pteridoides, C. richardii, and C. thalictroides),… … Universalium
endive — [en′dīv΄, än′dēv΄] n. [ME & OFr < ML endivia < MGr endivi < L intibus < Gr entybon, prob. < Egypt tʾ ʿʾ bt, January (when it is said to grow in Egypt)] 1. a) a cultivated, lettucelike plant (Cichorium endivia) of the composite… … English World dictionary
