Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rabbit's-foot fern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: rab-bit's--foot fern
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fern in the genus Davallia (including those formerly classified in a separate genus, Humata), often grown as houseplants for their foliage and for their furry-looking rhizomes that grow partly above ground.

noun

A similar fern in the related family Polypodiaceae, of species Phlebodium aureum.

Inflected Forms

rabbit's-foot ferns (plural)

Synonyms

hare's-foot fern squirrel's-foot fern bear's-foot fern deer's-foot fern ball fern golden polypody serpent fern phlebodium aureum polypodium aureum

Questions

What does rabbit's-foot fern mean?: Any fern in the genus Davallia (including those formerly classified in a separate genus, Humata), often grown as houseplants for their foliage and for their furry-looking rhizomes that grow partly above ground.

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