Aspidium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of dryopteris: a member of a certain genus of ferns, including the male fern. countable, dated
  2. 2
    A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern. dated, uncountable

Synonyms

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dryopterismale fern

Etymology

A genericized form of translingual Aspidium, from New Latin aspidium (“shield fern”) proposed by Schwartz in Schrader's Journal für die Botanik in 1800, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ium.

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male fern

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