Asplenium

noun

As·​ple·​ni·​um
-əm
: a widely distributed genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having linear or oblong sori borne obliquely on the upper side of a veinlet and comprising the spleenworts see ebony spleenwort, wall rue

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Latin asplenum spleenwort, from Greek asplēnon, irregular from splēn spleen

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“Asplenium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Asplenium. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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