Of or pertaining to ferns; having the characteristics or nature of a fern.
Variant spelling of filicinean, derived from Latin 'filix' (fern) with the adjectival suffix '-inian.' This form appears in older botanical texts with slight spelling variations across different languages.
This word shows how scientists couldn't always agree on spelling before standardization—you might find 'filicinian' in old Victorian-era plant encyclopedias, making it a window into how scientific language evolved!
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