filicoid

Filicoid

Fil"i*coid\, a. [L. filix, -icis, fern + -oid: cf. F. filicoi["i]de.] (Bot.) Fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.

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Filicoid

Fil"i*coid\, n. (Bot.) A fernlike plant. --Lindley.

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Filicoid is always a great word to know.

So is gobo. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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