rattlesnake fern
noun
any of several American grape ferns, especially Botrychium virginianium, having clusters of sporangia resembling the rattles of a rattlesnake.
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Nearby words
rattlebrained, rattlehead, rattlepate, rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern, rattlesnake flag, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake plantain, rattlesnake root, rattlesnake weed
Origin of rattlesnake fern
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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