spleenwort

(-wʉrt′)

noun

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

See spleenwort in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of numerous widely distributed evergreen ferns of the genus Asplenium, having undivided to featherlike fronds and oblong to linear sori located on the small veins.

Origin:

Origin: So called because it was thought to cure spleen disorders

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