- fern scale
- noun
: a tropical armored scale (Pinnaspis aspidistrae) common on potted ferns and in greenhouses
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scaly fern — noun small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds • Syn: ↑scale fern, ↑Asplenium ceterach, ↑Ceterach officinarum • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Asplenium, ↑genus Aspl … Useful english dictionary
golden-scale male fern — žvynuotasis papartis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Papartinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Dryopteris affinis), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dryopteris affinis angl. golden scale male fern; scaly male … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
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