Plural of filicoid; plants or organisms that resemble ferns in appearance.
Plural form of the adjective filicoid, used as a noun to refer to multiple fern-like plants. The '-oid' suffix in plural form adds 's' following standard English pluralization rules.
Understanding that 'filicoid' plants might not be true ferns helped scientists reorganize the entire plant family tree—turns out evolution loves repeating winning designs!
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