wood-fern

1. 1.

   any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris

   Synonymswood fernwoodfern

   Broaderfern

   Narrowerfragrant cliff fernmale fernmarginal wood fernmountain male fern

   Part ofDryopteris

Questions about wood-fern

What does wood-fern mean?

wood-fern means "any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris".

How many syllables are in wood-fern?

wood-fern has 2 syllables: wood--fern. The stress falls on "wood-".

What is another word for wood-fern?

Close synonyms include wood fern, woodfern. 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 wood-fern a common word?

wood-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.