Oak fern

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.

2.NounA bat's wing fern (Histiopteris incisa)

3.NounSynonym of common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), a fern formerly thought to have medicinal properties when found growing on an oak.

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