california fern

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   large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

   Synonymshemlockpoison hemlockpoison parsleyNebraska fernwinter fernConium maculatum

   Broaderpoisonous plant

   Part ofConium

Questions about california fern

What does california fern mean?

california fern means "large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous".

What is another word for california fern?

Close synonyms include hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, Nebraska fern, winter fern. 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 california fern a common word?

california fern is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.