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bladder fern

noun
  1. any of several ferns of the genus Cystopteris, having pinnate leaves and growing in rocky areas.
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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
  1. a small fern, Cystoperis fragilis, with graceful lanceolate leaves, typically growing on limestone rocks and walls
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Word Origin

C19: named from the bladder-shaped indusium
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