wall fern

/wɔl fərn/
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Definitions of wall fern
  1. noun
    mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
    synonyms: Polypodium vulgare, adder's fern, common polypody, golden maidenhair, golden polypody, sweet fern
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    type of:
    polypody
    any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium
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