hare's-foot fern

American  

[hairz-foot] / ˈhɛərzˌfʊt /

noun

1. a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds.

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Etymology

Origin of hare's-foot fern

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

There were chairs and table and a couch, a small stand for a pile of magazines, a bookcase containing some medical works, and a sprawling hare’s-foot fern in a large flowerpot by the window.

From The Moon Rock by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)