Definition of Spleenwort

1. Noun. Any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium.

Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Asplenium, Genus Asplenium
Specialized synonyms: Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum, Black Spleenwort, Asplenium Platyneuron, Ebony Spleenwort, Scott's Spleenwort, Black-stem Spleenwort, Black-stemmed Spleenwort, Little Ebony Spleenwort, Asplenium Rhizophyllum, Camptosorus Rhizophyllus, Walking Fern, Walking Leaf, Asplenium Trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Asplenium Viride, Green Spleenwort, Asplenium Montanum, Mountain Spleenwort, Asplenium Ruta-muraria, Wall Rue, Wall Rue Spleenwort, Asplenium Bradleyi, Bradley's Spleenwort, Asplenium Pinnatifidum, Lobed Spleenwort, Asplenium Billotii, Lanceolate Spleenwort

Definition of Spleenwort

1. n. Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.

Definition of Spleenwort

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Medical Definition of Spleenwort

1. Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen. Origin: Spleen + wort; cf. L. Splenium, asplenium, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spleenwort

splay
splayed
splayfeet
splayfoot
splayfooted
splaying
splays
spleen
spleen
spleenful
spleenier
spleeniest
spleenish
spleens
spleenwort (current term)
spleenwort (current term)
spleenworts
spleeny
spleen cyst
spleen deoxyribonuclease
spleen endonuclease
spleen focus-forming viruses
spleen metastases
spleen phosphodiesterases
spleget
splen-
splenalgia
splenauxe
splenculus
splendent

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