spleenwort
spleenwort · spleenworts
костенец
Streifenfarn
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus AspleniumAny of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
Streifenfarn
костене́цkostenéc
any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
Translations
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By meaning 1
a type of fern:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a type of fern:
Origin
From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.
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Forms
plural: spleenworts| Singular | spleenwort |
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Synonyms
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9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable