Definition
A genus of tropical ferns characterized by having their spore-bearing structures (sporangia) covering nearly the entire underside of the frond.
Etymology
From Greek 'akron' (tip) and 'stichos' (line), named for the appearance of spore rows arranged in lines across the frond, resembling the linear arrangement in acrostic poems.
Kelly Says
Carl Linnaeus named this fern genus by comparing its spore patterns to acrostic poetry—both have a linear, organized pattern that reveals information line by line, which is genuinely poetic botanical naming.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክሮስቲክ
a-kro-s-tik
ARالعربية
أクロスيتش
ak-ros-it-ish
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্রোস্টিচ
ak-ros-ti-ch
CACatalà
acrostic
ak-ros-tik
CSČeština
akrostický
ak-ros-ti-cky
DADansk
akrostisk
ak-ros-tisk
DEDeutsch
Acrostichon
ak-ros-ti-chon
ELΕλληνικά
ακροστιχικό
ak-ros-ti-chi-ko
ESEspañol
acrosticho
ak-ros-ti-cho
FAفارسی
اکروستیخ
ak-ro-s-ti-kh
FISuomi
akrostiikki
ak-ros-tii-kki
FRFrançais
acrostiche
ak-ro-stitch
GUGU
અક્ષરોસ્તીક
ak-sharo-stik
HEעברית
אקרוסטיכון
a-kro-stik-on
HIहिन्दी
अक्रोस्टिक
ak-ros-tik
HUMagyar
akrosztikus
ak-ros-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
akrostik
ak-ros-tik
IGIG
akrostiku
ak-ro-sti-ku
ITItaliano
acrostico
ak-ros-ti-ko
JA日本語
アクロスティコン
akuro-stikon
KKKK
акростих
ak-ros-ti-kh
KMKM
អក្ខរស្តិច
ok-khar-s-ti-ch
KO한국어
악로스티콘
ak-ro-stik-on
MRMR
अक्रोस्टिक
ak-ros-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
akrostik
ak-ros-tik
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကရိုစတစ်
a-kye-kro-sa-tit
NLNederlands
acrostisch
ak-ros-tisch
NONorsk
akrostisk
ak-ros-tisk
PLPolski
akrosztych
ak-ros-tykh
PTPortuguês
acrosticho
ak-ros-ti-cho
RORomână
acrostic
ak-ros-tik
RUРусский
акростих
akros-ti-kh
SLSlovenščina
akrostihhum
SVSvenska
akrostisk
ak-ros-tisk
SWKiswahili
akrostiki
ak-ro-sti-ki
TAதமிழ்
அக்கிரோஸ்டிக்
ak-ki-ro-stik
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోస్టిక్
ak-ro-stik
THไทย
แอคโครอสทิค
ae-khor-os-tik
TRTürkçe
akrostik
ak-ros-tik
UKУкраїнська
акростичний
ak-ros-ti-ch-nyy
URاردو
اکرواسٹک
ak-ro-as-tik
VITiếng Việt
acro-stic
a-kro-stik
YOYO
akrostiku
ak-ro-sti-ku