noun
a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Hyponyms: ↑Virginia chain fern, ↑Woodwardia virginica
• Member Holonyms: ↑Woodwardia, ↑genus Woodwardia
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noun : a fern having the sori in chainlike rows (as members of the genus Woodwardia)
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any of several ferns of the genus Woodwardia, having a chainlike row of sori on either side of the midrib of each fertile leaflet.
[1865-70, Amer.]
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chain fern,
a large fern found in the northern hemisphere that bears rows of sori like chains.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.