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rattlesnake fern

noun

  1. any of several American grape ferns, especially Botrychium virginianium, having clusters of sporangia resembling the rattles of a rattlesnake.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rattlesnake fern1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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Example Sentences

The two are apt to grow near each other, with the rattlesnake fern as a near neighbor.

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