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noun
Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wood fern, wood-fern
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
History
From wood + fern.
