bird's-foot_fern
1. [ noun ] (botany) cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks
Synonyms: Pellaea_ornithopus Pellaea_mucronata
Related terms: cliff_brake
Similar spelling:   bird's_nest_fern
  bird's-foot_violet
  bird's_foot_clover
  bird's-nest_fungus
  bird's_foot_trefoil