Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small genus of polypodiaceous ferns, typifying the section Lonchitideæ of Presl, and closely allied to the genus Adiantum.
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High on the cliffs, particularly on north-facing slopes, there are a number of alpine plants, including purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia, tufted saxifrage Saxifraga caespitosa, the fern Polystichum lonchitis and the three-leaved rush Juncus trifidus.
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