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woodfern

woodfern noun: any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.

Noun

woodfern (plural woodferns)

  1. Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.

Forms of woodfern

pluralwoodferns

Origin of woodfern

From wood + fern.

Words formed from woodfern

  • Clinton's woodfern
  • coastal woodfern
  • common woodfern
  • mountain woodfern
  • spinulose woodfern
  • thick-stemmed woodfern
  • Also see wood fern

Questions about woodfern

What does woodfern mean?
Woodfern means any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.
What part of speech is woodfern?
Woodfern is a noun.
What is the plural of woodfern?
The plural of woodfern is woodferns.

Words near woodfern in the dictionary

  1. woodeny
  2. wooder
  3. wooders
  4. woodes
  5. woodest
  6. woodfern
  7. woodferns
  8. Woodfibre
  9. Woodfield
  10. Woodfields
  11. Woodfin

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