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Definition of Curly grass fern
1. Noun. Rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts.
Exact synonyms: Curly Grass, Schizaea Pusilla
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Schizaea, Schizaea
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Schizaea, Schizaea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curly Grass Fern
Literary usage of Curly grass fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heredity and Evolution in Plants by Charles Stuart Gager (1920)
"... noted above was unexpected, and affords an interesting example of discontinuity
of distribution. Another striking illustration is the "curly grass" fern ..."
2. New Jersey Handbook by Russell Roberts (2004)
"... deer drinking from a quiet stream, huge cedar and pine trees, and maybe even
the rare curly grass fern! If you go canoeing for no other reason, however, ..."