nounthēlyptĕrisTHELYPTERIS☆ KeepMeaningthe female plant of theLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879THELYPTERISLEWIS & SHORTTHELYPTERISthēlyptĕris, is, f., = θηλύπτερις, I. the female plant of the filix (fern, polypody), Plin. 27, 9, 55, § 78.Read the whole entry