asplenium
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| See also spleenwort any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae | |
| [New Latin, from Latin asplēnum, from Greek asplēnon spleenwort, from a- not + splēn spleen (from its reputed medicinal properties)] | |
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| asplenium | |
noun | |
| in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
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Asplenium
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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