deer fern

deer fern
noun
fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
Syn: ↑Blechnum spicant
Hypernyms: ↑hard fern

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noun
: a fern (Blechnum spicant) of Europe and western No. America that is often cultivated for deer browse and has erect fronds of which the sterile are foliaceous and the fertile are contracted

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an evergreen fern, Blechnum spicant, of Eurasia and western North America, having densely clustered fronds.
[so called because it is often cultivated for deer]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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