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crape fern

a fern of New Zealand Leptopteris superba with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks sometimes included in genus Todea...


Canton crape

A soft white or colored silk fabric of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance used for ladies scarfs shawls bonnet trimmings etc called also Oriental crape...


Crape

A thin crimped stuff made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill Black crape is much used for mourning garments also for the dress of some clergymen...


Fern

Fern. Unlawfully and maliciously setting fire to growing fern or a stack of fern is a felony. See (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 97), ss. 16, 17....


ferned

abounding in or covered with ferns...


Hares foot fern

A species of fern Davallia Canariensis with a soft gray hairy rootstock whence the name...


male fern

A fern of North America and Europe Dryopteris filix mas whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms It is a member of the woodfern genus...


Sea fern

Any gorgonian which branches like a fern...


Osmund

A fern of the genus Osmunda or flowering fern The most remarkable species is the osmund royal or royal fern Osmunda regalis which grows in wet or boggy places and has large bipinnate fronds often with a panicle of capsules at the top The rootstock contains much starch and has been used in stiffening linen...


fernless

devoid of ferns Opposite of ferned...


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