Definition of: polypody

(pol′i·pō′dē) noun plural ·dies
1. Any one of a genus (Polypodium) of widely distributed ferns, typically epiphytic, and having naked sori.
2. The possession of many legs or abdominal attachments. [<NL <L <Gk. polypodion a kind of fern, dim. of polypous, -podos many–footed; so called from its many root branches]