mother spleenwort
noun
a fern, Asplenium bulbiferum, of tropical Africa and Australasia, the fronds often bearing bulbils that sprout into new plants while still attached, grown as an ornamental.
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Origin of mother spleenwort
probably earlier than 1960–65
Words nearby mother spleenwort
mother of satan, mother of the chapel, mother of vinegar, mother ship, mother shipton, mother spleenwort, mother superior, mother teresa, mother tongue, mother wit, mother yaw
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