adder's fern

noun

A fern of species Polypodium vulgare.

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adder's tonguecommon polypodywall ferngolden maidenhairgolden polypodysweet fernPolypodium vulgare
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Meanings

noun
  1. A fern of species Polypodium vulgare.
  2. Synonym of adder's tongue (“Ophioglossum species”).

    Synonyms: adder's tongue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of adder's tongue (“Ophioglossum species”).

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adder's tongue

More synonyms by meaning

nounmat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia

Similar
common polypodywall ferngolden maidenhairgolden polypodysweet fernPolypodium vulgare
Broader
polypody
Also see
common polypodysweet fern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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adder's fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adder's%20fern

MLA

“adder's fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adder's%20fern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adder's fern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adder's%20fern.

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