bladder fern

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noun

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

Words nearby bladder fern

blacky, blad, bladder, bladder campion, bladdered, bladder fern, bladder kelp, bladder ketmia, bladdernose, bladdernut, bladderpod

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How to use bladder fern in a sentence

She lost control of her bladder as she crouched in a corner, shaking, and unable to move her body due to the shock.
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The gasbag is in two parts—a tough shell and a gastight bladder, the latter being designed to be discarded if it leaks.
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Kerri Kasem said in court Friday that her father was suffering from bedsores and lung and bladder infections.
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Prick the bladder with a needle every so often,” she advises sagely, “to keep it from exploding.
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“My dog has just had to learn good bladder and bowel control,” he jokes.
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Fern cases were very much in vogue some years ago, and this is really a very delightful way of cultivating the plants.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Never grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
If properly dried and pressed, it is possible to preserve the Fern fronds with a great deal of their natural colour.
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Their usual source is the deeper layers of the urinary tract, especially of the bladder.
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Considerable hemorrhages from the bladder may occur in vesical calculus, tuberculosis, and newgrowths.
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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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