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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Example Sentences

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

For grace and dignity it is unrivaled, and for aggressiveness it is, perhaps, equaled only by the lady fern.

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

By the decaying stoles the hardy fern flourished, under the trees on the mounds the lady fern could be found, and farther up nearer the wood the tall brake almost supplanted the bushes.

From The Amateur Poacher by Jefferies, Richard

Nightshade flourished on the threshold, death lilies by the hearth, dianthus and lady fern.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace