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MEADOW FERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does meadow fern mean?
• MEADOW FERN (noun)
The noun MEADOW FERN has 1 sense:
1. fern of northeastern North America
Familiarity information: MEADOW FERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fern of northeastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens; meadow fern; snuffbox fern; Thelypteris palustris pubescens
Hypernyms ("meadow fern" is a kind of...):
Dryopteris thelypteris; marsh fern; Thelypteris palustris (fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions)
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