parathelypteris novae-boracensis

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   slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris

   SynonymsNew York fernDryopteris noveboracensis

   Broaderfern

   Part ofParathelypteris

Questions about parathelypteris novae-boracensis

What does parathelypteris novae-boracensis mean?

parathelypteris novae-boracensis means "slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris".

What is another word for parathelypteris novae-boracensis?

Close synonyms include New York fern, Dryopteris noveboracensis. 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 parathelypteris novae-boracensis a common word?

parathelypteris novae-boracensis 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.