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Alice's fern

Alice's fern noun: synonym of American climbing fern (Lygodium palmatum).

Noun

Alice's fern (plural Alice's ferns)

  1. Synonym of American climbing fern (Lygodium palmatum)

Synonyms of Alice's fern

Forms of Alice's fern

pluralAlice's ferns

Origin of Alice's fern

Of unclear origin. Seemingly first mentioned in a letter written in November 1900 and published in January 1901 in Fern Bulletin, in which William R. Maxon describes its sale in Washington, DC, by "old negro women [...among whom] it goes altogether by the name of 'Alice's fern,' a new one, perhaps, to most fern students". In September 1901, her father's rise to the US presidency made Alice Roosevelt Longworth a celebrity and Alice blue was named for her, but in 1900 she was not so prominent.

Questions about Alice's fern

What does Alice's fern mean?
Alice's fern means synonym of American climbing fern (Lygodium palmatum).
What part of speech is Alice's fern?
Alice's fern is a noun.
What is the plural of Alice's fern?
The plural of Alice's fern is Alice's ferns.

Words near Alice's fern in the dictionary

  1. Alice in Wonderland
  2. Alice in Wonderland syndrome
  3. Alice in Wonderlandish
  4. Alice in Wonderlands
  5. Alice Springs
  6. Alice's fern
  7. Alice-in-Wonderland
  8. Alice-in-Wonderlands
  9. Alicea
  10. Aliceas
  11. Alices in Wonderland

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