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oak fern
noun
- a small woodland fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, of northern regions, having triangular, pinnate fronds that slant horizontally.
oak fern
noun
- a graceful light green polypody fern, Thelypteris dryopteris, having a creeping rhizome, found in acid woodlands and on rocks in the northern hemisphere
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Example Sentences
So far as I remember, my first encounter with the Oak Fern was in a cedar swamp, famous for its growth of showy lady's-slippers.
As is often the case, having once discovered the haunt of the Oak Fern, it ceased to be a rarity.
Also the pinnæ are not arranged so definitely in the form of three branches, as is to be observed in the case of the Oak Fern.
The Oak Fern grows in a damp and shady spot in the garden, though it is often more happy in a pot.
The Oak Fern is common in many parts of Scotland, and is to be seen carpeting the ground of many a moist wood.
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