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Definition of Blechnum spicant
1. Noun. Fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blechnum Spicant
Literary usage of Blechnum spicant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"... vulgäre ; blechnum spicant. The beat species for planting in damp shady situation»,
... aculeatum and angulare ; Athyrium Filix-femina; blechnum spicant ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1864)
"blechnum spicant (Common Hard-Fern.— The best ot the tribe is probably Blechnum
spicant ramosum, all the fronds being beautifully crested at the ends. ..."