Adder's fern

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• adder's fern — paprastoji šertvė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šertvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Polypodium vulgare), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Polypodium vulgare angl. adder s fern; common… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• adder's fern — noun mat forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia • Syn: ↑common polypody, ↑wall fern, ↑golden maidenhair, ↑golden polypody,… …   Useful english dictionary

• adder's-fern — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural adder s ferns) 1. : the common polypody (Polypodium vulgare) 2. : adder s tongue 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• adder's-tonguefern — adder s tongue fern n. Any of various ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, having leaves divided into a simple, sterile blade and a slender, spikelike spore bearing segment. Also called adder s tongue.   [From the resemblance of the spike at the base …   Universalium

• fern´like´ — fern «furn», noun. any one of a group of plants that have roots, stems, and feathery leaves, but do not have flowers or seeds. The plant reproduces by means of spores, which grow in little brown clusters on the backs of the leaves. »Maidenhair,… …   Useful english dictionary

• adder's-tongue — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also adder tongue (plural adder s tongues also adder tongues) Etymology: so called from the shape of its fruiting spike 1. : a fern of the genus Ophioglossum 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… …   Universalium

• Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… …   Universalium

• adder's tongue — noun ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake s tongue • Syn: ↑adder s tongue fern • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑ribbon fern, ↑Ophioglossum pendulum • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• adder's tongue fern — noun ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake s tongue • Syn: ↑adder s tongue • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑ribbon fern, ↑Ophioglossum pendulum • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• adder — n. any of various small venomous snakes, esp. the common viper, Vipera berus, the only poisonous snake in Great Britain. Phrases and idioms: adder s tongue any fern of the genus Ophioglossum. Etymology: OE naeligdre: n lost in ME by wrong… …   Useful english dictionary