spleenwort

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noun

Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

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Meanings

nounspleenwort (countable and uncountable, plural spleenworts)

plural spleenworts

  1. countableuncountableAny of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

    Synonyms: asplenium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

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asplenium
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asplenium

Origin

From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον
  • ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon)a type of fern
Bulgarian изтравниче
  • изтравниче (iztravniče)a type of fern
Chinese Mandarin 鐵角蕨 /铁角蕨
  • 鐵角蕨 /铁角蕨 (tiějiǎojué)a type of fern
Esperanto asplenio
  • asplenioa type of fern
Finnish raunioinen
  • raunioinena type of fern
German Streifenfarn
  • Streifenfarna type of fern
Hungarian fodorka
  • fodorkaa type of fern
Italian asplenio
  • asplenioa type of fern
Japanese チャセンシダ
  • チャセンシダ (chasenshida)a type of fern
Latin asplēnium
  • asplēniuma type of fern
Māori makawe, huruhuruwhenua
  • makawea type of fern
  • huruhuruwhenuaa type of fern
Polish zanokcica
  • zanokcicaa type of fern
Russian костене́ц
  • костене́ц (kostenéc)a type of fern
Welsh duegredyn
  • duegredyna type of fern
Cite this entry
APA

spleenwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenwort

MLA

“spleenwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenwort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spleenwort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenwort.

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