| English Dictionary |
HARTFORD FERN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Hartford fern mean?
• HARTFORD FERN (noun)
The noun HARTFORD FERN has 1 sense:
1. delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
Familiarity information: HARTFORD FERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
creeping fern; Hartford fern; Lygodium palmatum
Hypernyms ("Hartford fern" is a kind of...):
climbing fern (any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Don't put the cart before the horse." (English proverb)
"It is more becoming to have a large nose than two small ones" (Breton proverb)
"The tail of the dog never straightens up even if you hang to it a brick." (Arabic proverb)
"Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)
"It is more becoming to have a large nose than two small ones" (Breton proverb)
"The tail of the dog never straightens up even if you hang to it a brick." (Arabic proverb)
"Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)