HyperDic: northern_oak_fern

English > 1 sense of the expression *northern oak fern*:
NOUN	plant	northern oak fern, limestone fern, Gymnocarpium robertianum	yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere

English > *northern oak fern*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere.
Synonyms	limestone fern, Gymnocarpium robertianum
Broader	fern	Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward