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Scott's spleenwort

Scott's spleenwort noun: asplenium × ebenoides, a hybrid fern native to eastern North America.

Noun

Scott's spleenwort

  1. Asplenium × ebenoides, a hybrid fern native to eastern North America.

Origin of Scott's spleenwort

Named after R. Robinson Scott, who first identified the fern as a new species.

Questions about Scott's spleenwort

What does Scott's spleenwort mean?
Scott's spleenwort means asplenium × ebenoides, a hybrid fern native to eastern North America.
What part of speech is Scott's spleenwort?
Scott's spleenwort is a noun.

Words near Scott's spleenwort in the dictionary

  1. Scott County
  2. Scott syndrome
  3. Scott topologies
  4. Scott topology
  5. Scott's Green
  6. Scott's spleenwort
  7. Scott's trick
  8. Scott-continuous
  9. Scott-open
  10. Scotten
  11. Scotter

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