ˈmoon-fern [Cf. G. mondfarn.] = moon-wort 1. 1671in Skinner Etymol.Ling.Angl., Bot.1813Hogg Queen's Wake i. iii. (1814) 68 We saddled ouir naigis wi' the moon-fern leif, And rode fra Kilmerrin kirk.1840Browning Sordello iii. 2 Braid moonfern now with mystic trifoly.