Meanings
nounrustyback (plural rustybacks)
plural rustybacks
- Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
Synonyms: ceterach, finger fern, miltwaste, rustyback fern, scaly spleenwort
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAsplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον
- ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon)Asplenium ceterach
Catalan dauradella
- dauradellaAsplenium ceterach
Dutch schubvaren
- schubvarenAsplenium ceterach
Spanish culantrillo
- culantrilloAsplenium ceterach
Turkish altın otu
- altın otuAsplenium ceterach
Welsh duegredyn cefngoch
- duegredyn cefngochAsplenium ceterach
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APA
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“rustyback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustyback. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rustyback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustyback.
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