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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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