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spleenwort Definition

spleen·wort (-wʉrt′)

noun

any of a genus (Asplenium, family Aspleniaceae) of ferns with simple or compound fronds and elongated sori

spleenwort Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: There is a rich fern and bryophyte community including black spleenwort.

Adjective modifier

  • green: The exposed pavements nearby have more typical species, including lesser meadow-rue, green spleenwort, wall lettuce and hairy stonecrop.

Modifies a noun

  • asplenium: Ferns include green spleenwort Asplenium viride and Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii.
  • viride: Ferns include green spleenwort Asplenium viride and Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii.

Noun used with modifier

  • maidenhair: Maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes, with Hart's tongue, Asplenium scolopendrium, in the center.

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