deer fern

1. 1.

   fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse

   SynonymsBlechnum spicant

   Broaderhard fern

Questions about deer fern

What does deer fern mean?

deer fern means "fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse".

What is another word for deer fern?

Close synonyms include Blechnum spicant. 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 deer fern a common word?

deer 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.