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A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.

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  1. n. A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.
  2. A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs. Note: Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards.
  3. A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearingstalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.
  4. n chiefly tropical climbing ferns