paxaypay
Phonetic
[pa.ʁaj.paj]
English: Translation
Buhi folk name for the oakleaf basket fern; A large epiphytic or lithophytic fern, Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm., family Polypodiaceae. Called pakpak-lawin in Tagalog. Named for its fan-shaped nest fronds resembling a pamaypay ‘hand fan’ or spread hawk wings.
Part of Speech
noun
Semantic Domain
Plants, trees and other vegetation
Scientific Name
Drynaria quercifolia
Notes
Field marks
Two distinct leaf types:\
- Nest fronds: Brown, dry, oak-leaf shaped. Sterile. Collect humus and protect rhizome. \
- Foliage fronds: Green, erect, deeply lobed almost to midrib.