lady fern
English
Noun
lady fern (plural lady ferns)
- Any of several species of fern of delicate appearance:
- Athyrium filix-femina, native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
- Other species of genus Athyrium.
- Certain other species of fern.
Synonyms
- (Athyrium filix-femina): common lady fern
Derived terms
- alpine lady fern (Athyrium distentifolium)
- American alpine lady fern (Athyrium americanum, syn. Athyrium australe)
- austral lady fern (Diplazium australe)
- black lady fern (Deparia japonica)
- Japanese lady fern (Deparia petersenii, D. japonica)
- northeastern lady fern, northern lady fern (Athyrium angustum)
- scaly lady fern (Thelypteris confluens)
- southern lady fern (Athyrium asplenioides)
Translations
Athyrium filix-femina
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Further reading
- “lady fern”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Athyrium filix-femina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Athyrium filix-femina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Athyrium filix-femina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- lady fern at USDA Plants database