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rustyback

rustyback noun: asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.

rustyback: asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes
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Noun

rustyback (plural rustybacks)

  1. Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.

Synonyms of rustyback

Forms of rustyback

pluralrustybacks

Origin of rustyback

From rusty + back.

Phrases with rustyback

Questions about rustyback

What does rustyback mean?
Rustyback means asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach officinarum), a fern with orange-brown trichomes.
What part of speech is rustyback?
Rustyback is a noun.
What is the plural of rustyback?
The plural of rustyback is rustybacks.

Words near rustyback in the dictionary

  1. rusty trombones
  2. rusty-margined guan
  3. rusty-margined guans
  4. rusty-spotted cat
  5. rusty-spotted cats
  6. rustyback
  7. rustyback fern
  8. rustyback ferns
  9. rustybacks
  10. rustyguts
  11. rustyhood

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