Bot. [Named in honor of H. J. Tode, German botanist, 1733–97.] A small genus of ferns of the Southern hemisphere, related to Osmunda, often cultivated in greenhouses, and known as crape-ferns.
1882. Garden, 25 Feb., 135/3. Todeas are often spoilt through being syringed overhead.
1892. 19th Cent., Sept., 407. A carpet of maidenhair, umbrella, and brilliant todea ferns.
