noun
Meaning 1
Many species of ferns in genus Dryopteris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
wood fern
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noun
Meaning 2
any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wood-fern, woodfern
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern
Narrower terms: fragrant cliff fern, fragrant shield fern, fragrant wood fern, Dryopteris fragrans, male fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, marginal wood fern, evergreen wood fern, leatherleaf wood fern, Dryopteris marginalis, mountain male fern, Dryopteris oreades
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: պտեր (pter) — fern of the genus Dryopteris
- Dutch: niervaren — fern of the genus Dryopteris
- Estonian: sõnajalg — fern of the genus Dryopteris
- Finnish: alvejuuri — fern of the genus Dryopteris
- German: Wurmfarn — fern of the genus Dryopteris
- Russian: щито́вник (ščitóvnik) — fern of the genus Dryopteris