wood fern
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wood fern
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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And if you have shade, you could do worse than plant the showy, upright Dixie wood fern, which Dietrich admires, along with the related autumn fern.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2019
Under an oak grove formerly carpeted with lawn, the gardeners have converted the area to ground-cover plantings of the autumn fern variety Brilliance in a combination with the Dixie wood fern.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015
It was a species of wood fern called Dryopteris crassirhizoma.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015
No other wood fern endures the winter so well.
From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry
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