lady fern

American  

noun

1. a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.

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lady fern British  

noun

1. a large, graceful, but variable fern, Athyrium filix-femina, with bipinnate fronds, commonly found on damp acid soils in woods and on hillsides

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lady fern

Several species grow in our woods, including the ubiquitous sensitive fern, the unusual Goldie’s fern and the finely textured lady fern with its attractive reddish midstem.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2012

She knew where lady fern grew and phantom orchids and warted giant puffballs.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

THELÝPTERIS, meaning lady fern, is found to be the earliest name in use and according to rule the correct one.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

E. Davenport because of its similarity to a form of the lady fern.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

And when she came to the lonesome glen, She kept beside the burn, And neither plucked the strawberry flower Nor broke the lady fern.

From Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 by Hale, Edward Everett