male fern
a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America.
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From the tincture of the dried root of male fern (Lastra Filix-mas), made with rectified spirit.
In certain respects this species bears a resemblance to the male fern.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinIt is now recognized that the male fern may be divided into three sub-species.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinIn the male fern any tapering at the base is of a very slight description.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinTwo hours after breakfast next morning give one-half dram of the oleoresin of male-fern in emulsion or capsule.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant Hague
British Dictionary definitions for male fern
a fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, having scaly stalks and pinnate fronds with kidney-shaped spore-producing bodies on the underside: family Polypodiaceae
Origin of male fern
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