| 单词 | sun fern |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun fern sun fern n. (originally) the beech fern, Phegopteris connectilis (family Thelypteridaceae), which typically grows in temperate northern forests and exposed rocky areas (now rare); (in later use) any of various ferns which are able to grow or thrive in sunny conditions. ΚΠ 1813 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) V. 506 Phegopteris... Pale mountain Polypody. Sun-fern. 1901 W. N. Clute Our Ferns & their Haunts 201 The..beech fern..is also called sun fern, perhaps from its growing in exposed places. 1987 New Phytologist 105 86 (caption) Respiratory activity of mitochondria isolated from shade and sun ferns. 2008 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 22 Apr. Lewis also sells sun ferns—a variety called Kimberly Queen—which do very well in sunshine, and Boston ferns. < as lemmas |
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