woodfern

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noun

Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.

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Meanings

nounwoodfern (plural woodferns)

plural woodferns

  1. Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris

Similar
wood fernwood-fern
Broader
fern
Also see
wood fern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wood + fern.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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