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spleenwort

spleenwort noun: any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

spleenwort: any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium
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Noun

spleenwort (countable and uncountable, plural spleenworts)

  1. Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
    Synonyms:
    asplenium

spleenwort meaning in Tamil

spleenwort in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of spleenwort

Forms of spleenwort

pluralspleenworts

Origin of spleenwort

From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.

Words formed from spleenwort

Questions about spleenwort

What does spleenwort mean?
Spleenwort means any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
What is spleenwort in Tamil?
Spleenwort in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Spleenwort meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spleenwort?
Spleenwort is a noun.
What is the plural of spleenwort?
The plural of spleenwort is spleenworts.

Words near spleenwort in the dictionary

  1. spleenless
  2. spleenlike
  3. spleenocyte
  4. spleenocytes
  5. spleens
  6. spleenwort
  7. spleenworts
  8. spleeny
  9. spleet
  10. spleeted
  11. spleeting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spleenwort (page history and authors); spleenwort (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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