bead fern

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymssensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis

   Broaderfern

   Part ofOnoclea

Questions about bead fern

What does bead fern mean?

bead fern means "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".

What is another word for bead fern?

Close synonyms include sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bead fern a common word?

bead fern is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.