ebony spleenwort

noun

a fern, Asplenium platyneuron, of woody areas of North America, having ladderlike leaves and shiny, dark brown stems.

Origin of ebony spleenwort

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby ebony spleenwort

ebonist, ebonite, ebonize, ebonji, ebony, ebony spleenwort, ebor., eboracum, ebracteate, ebrd, ebro