mountain fern

/ˌmaʊnt(ə)n fərn/
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Other forms: mountain ferns

Definitions of mountain fern
  1. noun
    common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds
    synonyms: Dryopteris oreopteris, Oreopteris limbosperma
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    fern
    any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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