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Diotyocline, diktyon, a net, kline, a bed ; the receptacles 

 netted. 



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

 culated. 



Dictyopteris, dihtyon, pteris ; the veins reticulated. 



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

 lated, and the form of the frond. 



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

 the iodusium 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), menishos, a crescent ; 

 shape of the sori, 



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

 the fertile pinn^. 



Egenolfia, 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, pudos, a foot ; the sorus having a 



foot-stalk. 



