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Camptosorus rhizophyllus
Walking Walk"ing, a. & n. from Walk, v. Walking beam. See Beam, 10. Walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. See under Crane. Walking fern. (Bot.) See Walking leaf, below. Walking fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, some of which, as O. marulius, become over four feet long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable distances over the land at night, whence the name. They construct a curious nest for their young. Called also langya. Walking gentleman (Theater), an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. [Cant] Walking lady (Theater), an actress who usually fills such parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage. [Cant] Walking leaf. (a) (Bot.) A little American fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus); -- so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf. Walking papers, or Walking ticket, an order to leave; dismissal, as from office. [Colloq.] --Bartlett. Walking stick. (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support or amusement when walking; a cane. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A stick insect; -- called also walking straw. See Illust. of Stick insect, under Stick. Walking wheel (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in it or on it; a treadwheel.

Meaning of Camptosorus from wikipedia

- walking fern (sometimes in Camptosorus) Asplenium richardii Asplenium ruprechtii – Asian walking fern (sometimes in Camptosorus) Asplenium ruta-muraria L...
- Asplenium rhizophyllum (syn: Camptosorus rhizophyllum), native to North America Asplenium ruprechtii (syn: Camptosorus sibiricus), native to East Asia...
- Camptosorus by later authors, the latter genus including the similar Asian species A. ruprechtii but phylogenetic studies have shown that Camptosorus...
- collected in an area where walking fern and ebony spleenwort (then known as Camptosorus rhizophyllus and Asplenium ebeneum, respectively) were abundant, and...
- to East Asia. It is a close relative of Asplenium rhizophyllum (syn: Camptosorus rhizophyllus) which is found in North America and also goes by the common...
- intergeneric hybrid if walking fern was placed in the genus Camptosorus (as Camptosorus rhizophyllus). The hybrid genus ×Asplenosorus had been published...
- Kinder, Lois A. (1966), A study of Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes and Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link with an emphasis on spore morphology (thesis)...
- list Aster camptosorus Small Aster shortii f. asper Shinners Aster shortii subsp. azureus (Lindl. ex Hook.) Avers Aster shortii var. camptosorus (Small)...
- a botanical name. Brown, Elizabeth Dorothy Wuist (1919). "Apogamy in Camptosorus rhizophyllus". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 46 (1): 27–30....
- continued recognition of the genus Camptosorus for the walking ferns. Since then, phylogenetic studies have shown that Camptosorus nests within Asplenium, and...