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male fern

noun

  1. a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America.


male fern

noun

  1. a fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, having scaly stalks and pinnate fronds with kidney-shaped spore-producing bodies on the underside: family Polypodiaceae
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of male fern1

First recorded in 1555–65
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of male fern1

C16: so called because it was formerly believed to be the male of the lady fern
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Powdered male fern, a quarter of an ounce.

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Now, only a week before Christmas, the male fern is still in handsome green masses; Blechnum is still good, and common Polypody at its best.

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The liquid extract of male fern is the only drug used with much success.

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The same authors also recommend extract of male fern for the treatment of fluke disease.

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Occasionally, by the side of a copse, we may come upon a great bed of the male fern, which frequently keeps green all the winter.

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