spleenwort

[ spleen-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈsplinˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any of various temperate and tropical ferns of the genera Asplenium and Diplazium, certain species of which are grown as ornamentals.

Origin of spleenwort

First recorded in 1570–80; spleen + wort2

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British Dictionary definitions for spleenwort

spleenwort
/ (ˈspliːnˌwɜːt) /

noun

any of various ferns of the genus Asplenium, esp A. trichomanes, that often grows on walls, having linear or oblong sori on the undersurface of the fronds See also asplenium