SPLEENWORT

spleenwort

(noun) any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spleenwort (plural spleenworts)

Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

Synonyms

• asplenium

Anagrams

• snow petrel

Source: Wiktionary


Spleen"wort`, n. Etym: [Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium, asplenium, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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