noun
common North American fern with polished black stripes
• Syn: ↑Scott's Spleenwort, ↑Asplenium platyneuron
• Hypernyms: ↑spleenwort
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noun : a common No. American fern (Asplenium platyneuron) with polished black stipes
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a fern, Asplenium platyneuron, of woody areas of North America, having ladderlike leaves and shiny, dark brown stems.
[1825-35, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.