Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lygodium \Ly*go"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flexible; ? a willow
   twig + ? form.] (Bot.)
   A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing
   stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.

   Note: Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament,
         inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from
         Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly
         southwards.

Source : WordNet®

Lygodium
     n : chiefly tropical climbing ferns [syn: {genus Lygodium}]