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lace-fern

[ leys-furn ]

noun

  1. a small, tufted fern, Cheilanthes gracillima, having dark-brown stalks and fronds about 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) long.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lace-fern1

First recorded in 1880–85

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