male fern

noun

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

Origin of male fern

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby male fern

maledict, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefactress, male fern, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, Malegaon, male gaze

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Example sentences from the Web for male fern

Male-fern, official in the United States Pharmacopoeia, has been used since the remotest times as a remedy for worms.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
After that age it is safe to give very small doses of oil of male-fern and absolutely minute ones of santonine.
A Manual of Toy Dogs|Mrs. Leslie Williams
After male-fern capsules it is quite unnecessary to give any aperient.
A Manual of Toy Dogs|Mrs. Leslie Williams
Two hours after breakfast next morning give one-half dram of the oleoresin of male-fern in emulsion or capsule.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague

On the following day, some tapeworm proglottides having been evacuated, both salts and male-fern extract were administered.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for male fern

male fern

noun

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

Word Origin for male fern

C16: so called because it was formerly believed to be the male of the lady fern

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单词	male fern
释义	male fern noun a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America. Origin of male fern First recorded in 1555–65 Words nearby male fern maledict, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefactress, male fern, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, Malegaon, male gaze Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for male fern Male-fern, official in the United States Pharmacopoeia, has been used since the remotest times as a remedy for worms. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding After that age it is safe to give very small doses of oil of male-fern and absolutely minute ones of santonine. A Manual of Toy Dogs\|Mrs. Leslie Williams After male-fern capsules it is quite unnecessary to give any aperient. A Manual of Toy Dogs\|Mrs. Leslie Williams Two hours after breakfast next morning give one-half dram of the oleoresin of male-fern in emulsion or capsule. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)\|Grant Hague On the following day, some tapeworm proglottides having been evacuated, both salts and male-fern extract were administered. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for male fern male fern noun a fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, having scaly stalks and pinnate fronds with kidney-shaped spore-producing bodies on the underside: family Polypodiaceae Word Origin for male fern C16: so called because it was formerly believed to be the male of the lady fern Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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