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sensitive fern

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
sen-si-tive fern
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Onoclea sensibilis, a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern.

Etymology

From the observation by early American settlers that the plant is very sensitive to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it.

Inflected Forms

sensitive ferns (plural)

Synonyms

bead fern onoclea sensibilis

Questions

What does sensitive fern mean?
Onoclea sensibilis, a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern.
Where does sensitive fern come from?
From the observation by early American settlers that the plant is very sensitive to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it.

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