wood fern

noun

any of several shield ferns of the genus Dryopteris.

Origin of wood fern

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First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby wood fern

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How to use wood fern in a sentence

A sober green, looking as though it were warranted fast, is the winter dress of the Evergreen wood fern.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
On every side rise the tall crowns of the omnipresent Evergreen wood fern.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
This form of the Spinulose wood fern is distinguished chiefly by its broader fronds and by the smooth indusia.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons

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