filicology

UK /fɪlɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/US /fɪlɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/

noun1

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(rare) The botanical study of ferns.
- ‡ Filicology.—That part of Botany which treats of Ferns. — 1847

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