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noun
Synonym of dryopteris: a member of a certain genus of ferns, including the male fern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated
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Synonyms: dryopteris
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noun
A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
A genericized form of taxonomic name Aspidium, from New Latin aspidium (“shield fern”) proposed by Schwartz in Schrader's Journal für die Botanik in 1800, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ium.
