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cliffbrake

cliffbrake noun: any fern in the genus Pellaea.

Noun

cliffbrake (plural cliffbrakes)

  1. Any fern in the genus Pellaea.

Forms of cliffbrake

pluralcliffbrakes

Origin of cliffbrake

From cliff + brake.

Questions about cliffbrake

What does cliffbrake mean?
Cliffbrake means any fern in the genus Pellaea.
What part of speech is cliffbrake?
Cliffbrake is a noun.
What is the plural of cliffbrake?
The plural of cliffbrake is cliffbrakes.

Words near cliffbrake in the dictionary

  1. cliff-hanging
  2. cliff-hangs
  3. cliff-hung
  4. cliffage
  5. cliffbound
  6. cliffbrake
  7. cliffbrakes
  8. cliffdrop
  9. cliffdrops
  10. Cliffe
  11. Cliffe and Cliffe Woods

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