sensitive_fern | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Onoclea_sensibilis bead_fern | |
Related terms: | fern Onoclea | |
Similar spelling: |
sensitive_plant sensitiveness sensitive_pea sensitively sensitivity sensitizing sensitising sensitometer sensitization sensitisation |