noun
delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris
• Syn: ↑Parathelypteris simulata, ↑Thelypteris simulata
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parathelypteris, ↑genus Parathelypteris
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nounUsage: usually capitalized M
: a delicate feathery shield fern (Thelypteris simulata) of the eastern United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.