hard fern

1. 1.

   any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum

   Broaderfern

   Narrowerdeer fern

   Part ofBlechnum

Questions about hard fern

What does hard fern mean?

hard fern means "any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum".

Is hard fern a common word?

hard 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.