beech fern

American  

noun

1. either of two ferns, Thelypteris hexagonoptera, of eastern North America, or T. phegopteris, common in rich, moist woodlands of northern temperate regions.

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beech fern British  

noun

1. a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris , that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae

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Example Sentences

The broad beech fern is usually larger than its sister, the long beech fern, and extends farther south, ranging from New England to Minnesota and southward to Florida.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

Compared with the broad beech fern this is the more northern species.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

There is no doubt what species is meant when one speaks of the Christmas fern, the ostrich fern, the long beech fern, the interrupted fern, etc.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry