New York fern

American  

noun

1. a shield fern, Thelypteris noveboracenis, of eastern North America, having yellowish-green fronds.

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Example Sentences

Two related ferns will colonize nicely in such places — the hay-scented fern and the New York fern.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015

The New York fern, when of low stature, is one of the many bits of growing carpet of rich cool woods.

From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood

In some respects it is also like the New York fern, and is in fact intermediate between the two.

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