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Dictyocline, diktyon, a net, Mine, a bed; the receptacles 



netted. 



Dictyogramma, diktyon, gramma, a line ; the sori reti- 

 culated. 



Dictyopteris, diktyon, pteris ; the veins reticulated. 

 Dictyoxiphium, diktyon, xiphion, sword ; the veins reticu- 

 lated, and the form of the frond. 

 Didymochlsena, didymos, two or double, chlcena, a cloak ; 



the indusium being double. 

 Diplazium, diplazo, to be double ; two indusia on the same 



vein. 



Diplora, in allusion to the double bordered receptacle. 

 Dipteris, di, two, pteris ; the fan fronds in two parts. 

 Doodia, in honour of Samuel Doody, a London apothecary, 



and British cryptogamist. 

 Doryopteris, dory, spear or halbert, pteris ; form of the 



fronds. 

 Drymoglossum, drymos, wood, glossa, tongue ; the fronds 



like tongues upon trees. 

 Drynaria, dryads ; the sterile fronds being like oak leaves, 



which tree was sacred to the Dryads or wood nymphs. 

 Dryomenis, dryos, dryads (as above), meniskos, a crescent ; 



shape of the sori. 

 Dryostachum, dryos (as above) stachys, spike ; the form of 



the fertile pinnao. 



Bgenolfia, in honour of Christian Egenolph, a German 



author of a book on Herbs. 

 Elaphoglossum, elaphos, a stag, glossa, tongue ; the fronds 



being like the stag's tongue. 

 Eupodium, eu, good, pous, podos, a foot ; the sorus having a 



foot-stalk. 



