sweet fern

noun

A species of fern, Comptonia peregrina

Similar
common polypodyadder's fernwall ferngolden maidenhairgolden polypodyPolypodium vulgareComptonia peregrinaComptonia asplenifolia
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Meanings

nounsweet fern (plural sweet ferns)

plural sweet ferns

  1. A species of fern, Comptonia peregrina

Synonyms & antonyms

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 polypodyadder's fernwall ferngolden maidenhairgolden polypodyPolypodium vulgare
Broader
polypody

noundeciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers

Similar
Comptonia peregrinaComptonia asplenifolia
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
adder's ferncommon polypody

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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