sword fern
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sword fern
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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On the ground, it crowds out native species like sword fern and makes it impossible for other native species to take root, including new trees.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022
We learned the names of the plants, the elderberry, huckleberry, and sword fern, that grow on the forest floor.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2022
A Douglas fir reaches more than 200 feet high and 8 feet across; a stand of cedars covered in heavy moss rises out of the huckleberry and the sword fern.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2017
“Some salal, sword fern and salmonberry can go a long way.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2016
“Go across the sword fern meadow and head through the pines. You’ll get there way ahead of everyone else!”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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