SPLEENWORT


Meaning of SPLEENWORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərt, -ˌwȯrt ]

noun

Etymology: from the belief in its power to cure disorders of the spleen

Date: 1578

: any of a large genus ( Asplenium ) of chiefly evergreen ferns having linear or oblong sori

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