INTERRUPTED FERN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds

Synonyms:

interrupted fern; Osmunda clatonia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("interrupted fern" is a kind of...):

flowering fern; osmund (any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters)

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