sensitive fern

noun

Etymology

From the observation by early American settlers that the plant is very sensitive to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it.

Definitions

  1. Onoclea sensibilis, a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern.

The neighborhood

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