flower-cup fern

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   slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori

   SynonymsAlpine woodsianorthern woodsiaWoodsia alpina

   Broaderwoodsia

Questions about flower-cup fern

What does flower-cup fern mean?

flower-cup fern means "slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori".

What is another word for flower-cup fern?

Close synonyms include Alpine woodsia, northern woodsia, Woodsia alpina. 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.