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oak fern

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
oak fern
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.

noun

A bat's wing fern (Histiopteris incisa)

noun

Synonym of common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), a fern formerly thought to have medicinal properties when found growing on an oak.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

oak ferns (plural) oakfern (alternative)

Synonyms

common polypody gymnocarpium dryopteris thelypteris dryopteris

Questions

What does oak fern mean?
A fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.

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