parsley fern

noun

: any of several plants with finely cut foliage that suggests that of parsley: such as
a
: a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
b(1)
: a lady fern (Athyrium felix-femina)
(2)
: a European rock brake (Cryptogramma crispa) that has a short creeping or ascending rhizome and densely tufted leaves of which the outer are sterile and the inner fertile and that grows chiefly on acid upland soils in cool regions

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“Parsley fern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parsley%20fern. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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