Meanings
nounmale fern (plural male ferns)
plural male ferns
- Dryopteris filix-mas, of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, from which is derived a vermifuge preparation.
- broadlyAny member of any of the species of genus Dryopteris.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounfern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
Similar
Dryopteris filix-mas
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek βλῆχνον
- βλῆχνον (blêkhnon)Dryopteris filix-mas
Catalan falguera mascle
- falguera mascleDryopteris filix-mas
Chinese Mandarin 歐洲鱗毛蕨 /欧洲鳞毛蕨
- 歐洲鱗毛蕨 /欧洲鳞毛蕨 (Ōuzhōu línmáojué)Dryopteris filix-mas
Czech kapraď samec
- kapraď samecDryopteris filix-mas
Dutch mannetjesvaren
- mannetjesvarenDryopteris filix-mas
Finnish kivikkoalvejuuri
- kivikkoalvejuuriDryopteris filix-mas
French fougère mâle
- fougère mâleDryopteris filix-mas
German echter Wurmfarn, Männerfarn
- echter WurmfarnDryopteris filix-mas
- MännerfarnDryopteris filix-mas
Irish raithneach mhadra
- raithneach mhadraDryopteris filix-mas
Italian felce maschio
- felce maschioDryopteris filix-mas
Persian سرخس نر
- سرخس نرDryopteris filix-mas
Polish nerecznica samcza, paprotnik samczy
- nerecznica samczaDryopteris filix-mas
- paprotnik samczyDryopteris filix-mas
Portuguese dentebrum, fetanha-macha
- dentebrumDryopteris filix-mas
- fetanha-machaDryopteris filix-mas
- feto-machoDryopteris filix-mas
Spanish helecho macho
- helecho machoDryopteris filix-mas
Welsh marchredyn, marchredyn cyffredin
- marchredynDryopteris filix-mas
- marchredyn cyffredinDryopteris filix-mas
Cite this entry
APA
male fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20fern
MLA
“male fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20fern. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “male fern,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20fern.
Source: male fern on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.