fragile fern

fragile fern
noun
delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
Hypernyms: ↑bladder fern

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noun
: a delicate fern (Cystopteris fragilis) widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and No. America with 2 or 3 thin pinnatifid fronds, creeping rootstocks, and slender brittle stems — called also brittle fern

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