shuttlecock fern

/ˌʃʌdlˈkɑk fərn/
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Definitions of shuttlecock fern
  1. noun
    tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
    synonyms: Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, fiddlehead, ostrich fern
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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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