Definition of Cheilanthes lanosa

1. Noun. Small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly.

Exact synonyms: Hairy Lip Fern, Wooly Lip Fern
Generic synonyms: Lip Fern, Lipfern

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheilanthes Lanosa

Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi anomaly
Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi syndrome
Cheek
Cheerio
Cheerio effect
Cheerios
Cheetos
Cheever
Chehalem berries
Chehalem berry
Chehalem blackberry
Cheilanthes
Cheilanthes alabamensis
Cheilanthes eatonii
Cheilanthes gracillima
Cheilanthes lanosa (current term)
Cheiranthus
Cheiranthus allionii
Cheiranthus asperus
Cheiranthus cheiri
Cheka
Chekhov
Chekhov's gun
Chekhovian
Chekov
Chelicerata
Chelidonium
Chelidonium majus
Chelifer
Chelifer cancroides

Literary usage of Cheilanthes lanosa

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

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"In this respect it differs from another of the rock-loving ferns, Cheilanthes lanosa, which forms small clusters along the fissures of the rocks. ..."

2. Our Ferns in Their Haunts: A Guide to All the Native Species by Willard Nelson Clute (1901)
"Cheilanthes Fed Moore. Cheilanthes gracilis Melt. 40. Cheilanthes vest it a Sw. Cheilanthes lanosa Watt. 41. ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Cheilanthes lanosa. ЕЕ. Upper surface of segments pubescent. tomentosa. Link. Lvs. 8-15 in. long, on stems 4-6 In. long, everywhere covered with brownish ..."

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