| NOUN | plant | sensitive fern, bead fern, Onoclea sensibilis | beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe |
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| Meaning | beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes. | |
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| Synonyms | bead fern, Onoclea sensibilis | |
| Member of | Onoclea, genus Onoclea | One species |
| Broader | fern | Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward |
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