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Pteridomania
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Pteridomania
Pteridomania or Fern-Fever was a craze for ferns. Victorian decorative arts presented the fern motif in pottery, glass, metal, textiles, wood, printed paper, and sculpture, with ferns "appearing on everything from christening presents to gravestones and memorials." Pteridomania, meaning Fern Madnes... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteridomania
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Pteridomania
Pter`i·do·ma'ni·a noun [ Greek ..., ..., a fern + English mania .] A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns. [ R.] C. Kingsley. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/188
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pteridomania
<psychiatry> A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns. ... Origin: Gr, a fern + E. Mania. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pteridomania
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Pteridomania
• (n.) A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pteridomania/
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pteridomania
pteridomania A mania or excessive enthusiasm for ferns. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1780/
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pteridomania
ferns Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_manias
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