Definition of Jersey fern

1. Noun. Small short-lived fern of Central and South America.

Exact synonyms: Annual Fern, Anogramma Leptophylla
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Anogramma, Genus Anogramma

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jersey Fern

Jerome
Jerome David Kern
Jerome David Salinger
Jerome Kern
Jerome Robbins
Jeronymite
Jeronymites
Jerri
Jerrold
Jerry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jersey
Jersey City
Jersey Legal French
Jersey elm
Jersey fern (current term)
Jersey girl
Jersey girls
Jersey knapweed
Jersey lightning
Jersey pine
Jerseyman
Jerseymen
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Warriors
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke sunflower
Jerusalem artichokes
Jerusalem cherry
Jerusalem cricket

Literary usage of Jersey fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists (1869)
"... or Rock-brake of Lake Superior, and of the northern and western parts of North America. The Jersey fern ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1908)
"Torreya, New York, NY, 6, 1905, (179-182, with teit-fig.). An old swamp-bottom [in House, HD Some rare ferns of central New Jersey. Fern ..."

3. Annual Report by American Tract Society (1826)
"Hiram Mills 100 the Alleghany $10, Moses Bacon 20c. 10 SO NEW-JERSEY. Fern. Friend, avails of trinket, for Sand. Isl. 75 Hanover, Wm. O. Ford 5 00 ..."

4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1875)
"... after Robertson ; of Old St. Paul's, from the river ; and of " The Old Jersey Fern-House." There will be altogether ten parts, issued at $5 each. ..."

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