Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbeautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
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sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis
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bead fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20fern
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“bead fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bead fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20fern.
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