spleenwort

Noun

Meaning

Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fern bracken asplenium ebony spleenwort maidenhair spleenwort little ebony spleenwort green spleenwort black spleenwort lobed spleenwort mountain spleenwort lanceolate spleenwort walking fern walking leaf wall rue wall rue spleenwort

Hypernyms

fern

Hyponyms

ebony spleenwort maidenhair spleenwort Scott's spleenwort Asplenium rhizophyllum Camptosorus rhizophyllus Asplenium ruta-muraria

Related terms

lungwort liverwort hepatica toothwort woundwort pulmonaria

Phrases with the word

brownstem spleenwort blackstem spleenwort Countess Dalhousie's spleenwort dwarf spleenwort hanging spleenwort little spleenwort

Close letter words and terms

spleenless spleenlike spleenocyte spleeny spleget splenalgia