lygodium(n = noun.plant) genus lygodium - chiefly tropical climbing ferns;
is a kind of fern genus
is a member of family schizaeaceae, schizaeaceae

   A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs. [1913 Webster]
" Lygodium palmatum, much prized for indoor ornament, inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly southwards." [1913 Webster]

genus lygodium, lygodium microphyllum, lygodium palmatum