noun
small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
• Syn: ↑scaly fern, ↑Asplenium ceterach, ↑Ceterach officinarum
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asplenium, ↑genus Asplenium
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noun : a small European fern (Ceterach officinarum) with chaffy coriaceous fronds
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scale fern noun
A fern (Ceterach officinarum) whose back is densely covered with rusty-coloured scales
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Main Entry: ↑scale
Useful english dictionary. 2012.