noun
small tufted fern of northwestern America
• Syn: ↑Cheilanthes gracillima
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cheilanthes, ↑genus Cheilanthes
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noun : any of several American ferns of the genus Cheilanthes with finely dissected bipinnate fronds
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lace fern,
a small fern having the underside of the frond covered with matted wool.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.