Relating to, derived from, or containing compounds found in ferns.
From Latin 'filix' (fern) + '-ic' (chemical or characteristic suffix), used in chemistry to describe fern-derived substances.
Filicic acid is a real compound found in fern plants, showing how 'filicic' entered chemistry vocabulary—whenever you see '-ic' attached to a plant name, it often means someone isolated a chemical from that plant.
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