| 单词 | lace fern |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslace fern lace fern n. any of various ferns having finely dissected or laciniate fronds; esp. Cheilanthes gracillima (family Pteridaceae) of Central and South America and Paesia scaberula (family Dennstaedtiaceae) of New Zealand. ΚΠ 1869 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 17 July 7/1 The beautiful plant popularly known as the lace fern, Chiranthus [sic] elegans. 1874 Country 27 Aug. 185/3 Cheilanthes elegans, or the lace fern. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 239 The lace- or fringe-fern..grew in wild profusion. 1924 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 14 55 The lace fern of the eastern States is not the same as the lace fern of the West. 1929 W. Martin N.Z. Nature Bk. (1930) II. iv. 44 Pig-fern and Lace-fern are local names given to a dwarf species (Paesia scaberula), with finely divided leaflets. 2014 D. Olson Pacific Northwest Garden Tour 110 The evergreen lace fern (Microlepia strigosa) from Hawaii. < as lemmas |
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