Word Study
filicoid
CIDE DICTIONARY
filicoid, a. [L. filix, -icis, fern + -oid: cf. F. filicoiïde.].
Fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction. [1913 Webster]
filicoid, n.
A fernlike plant. Lindley. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
filicoid
Symmetry
N symmetry, shapeliness, finish, beauty, proportion, eurythmy, uniformity, parallelism, bilateral symmetry, trilateral symmetry, multilateral symmetry, centrality, arborescence, branching, ramification, arbor vitae, symmetrical, shapely, well set, finished, beautiful, classic, chaste, severe, regular, uniform, balanced, equal, parallel, coextensive, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, branching, ramous, ramose, filiciform, filicoid, subarborescent, papilionaceous, fuji-shaped, fujigata.For further exploring for "filicoid" in Webster Dictionary Online