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NEBRASKA FERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nebraska fern mean?
• NEBRASKA FERN (noun)
The noun NEBRASKA FERN has 1 sense:
1. large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Familiarity information: NEBRASKA FERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
California fern; Conium maculatum; hemlock; Nebraska fern; poison hemlock; poison parsley; winter fern
Hypernyms ("Nebraska fern" is a kind of...):
poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)
Holonyms ("Nebraska fern" is a member of...):
Conium; genus Conium (small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock)
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