woodsia

woodsia
/wood"zee euh/, n.
any of various small ferns of the genus Woodsia, of northern temperate, alpine, and arctic regions, having short, stout stalks, usually lance-shaped fronds, and often covered with fine hairs: common on mountains in rocky ledges and crevices.
[ < NL (1815), after Joseph Woods (1776-1864), English botanist; see -IA]

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