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DITCH FERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ditch fern mean? 

DITCH FERN (noun)
  The noun DITCH FERN has 1 sense:

1. large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted frondsplay

  Familiarity information: DITCH FERN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DITCH FERN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

ditch fern; French bracken; king fern; Osmunda regalis; royal fern; royal osmund

Hypernyms ("ditch fern" is a kind of...):

flowering fern; osmund (any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters)


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