ASPLENIUM - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

Categories: Fern genus

Synonyms

Genus asplenium, Asplenium

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "asplenium" comes from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον. It started in Latin asplenum. Then it appeared in Translingual Asplenium.

🧩 Fun Fact

Greek mythology embedded itself so deeply in language that we still use mythological names as common words.