oak fern en · NOUN
Meanings
- A fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.
- A bat's wing fern (Histiopteris incisa)
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Synonym of common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), a fern formerly thought to have medicinal properties when found growing on an oak.
Why say we, that […] to know the vertue of Reubarb, qualitie of Oak ferne, and operation of Polipodie, is only peculiar unto man?
, II.12
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oak ferns | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| oakfern | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
cy rhedyn tridarn (Gymnocarpium dryopteris) · cy rhedyn cyffredin (Polypodium vulgare) · cy rhedyn y derw (Polypodium vulgare) · is þrílaufungur (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)