Definition of Brittle fern

1. Noun. Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Brittle Fern

britholite
briths
british columbia
britschka
britska
britskas
britt
brittania
brittanias
brittle
brittle-star
brittle bladder fern
brittle bones
brittle bush
brittle diabetes
brittle fern (current term)
brittle hair syndrome
brittle maidenhair
brittle maidenhair fern
brittle star
brittle stars
brittle willow
brittlebush
brittlebushes
brittled
brittlegill
brittlegills
brittlely
brittleness
brittlenesses

Literary usage of Brittle fern

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

1. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"brittle fern. Polypodiaceae. From Greek, ' 'bladder fern'', referring to inflated indusium. Rock ferns. ... brittle fern, Bottle Fern, White-oak Fern. 641. ..."

2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"brittle fern. Woods and river banks. Ann Arbor, Allmend. Cat.; Flint; Hubbardston; Alma, CA Davis; northward to Lake Superior, Whitney. Th. 31. ..."

3. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"brittle fern. A very delicate pretty plant. As a potted plant it produces a beautiful dense foliage. AC Herb.: Jamestown 1071. Coll., Schmidt. ..."

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