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noun
A fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A bat's wing fern (Histiopteris incisa)
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noun
Synonym of common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), a fern formerly thought to have medicinal properties when found growing on an oak.
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Synonyms: common polypody
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noun
bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Thelypteris dryopteris
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Broader terms: fern
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