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bladder fern

noun

any of several ferns of the genus Cystopteris, having pinnate leaves and growing in rocky areas.

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Words nearby bladder fern

blackwork, blacky, blad, bladder, bladder campion, bladder fern, bladder kelp, bladder ketmia, bladder senna, bladder worm, bladder wrack

Origin of bladder fern

First recorded in 1820–30; so called from the bladderlike indusium
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British Dictionary definitions for bladder fern

bladder fern

noun

a small fern, Cystoperis fragilis, with graceful lanceolate leaves, typically growing on limestone rocks and walls

Word Origin for bladder fern

C19: named from the bladder-shaped indusium
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