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noun
Onoclea sensibilis, a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bead fern, Onoclea sensibilis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern
History
From the observation by early American settlers that the plant is very sensitive to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it.
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