rusty woodsia

noun

: a common rock-inhabiting fern (Woodsia ilvensis) of the north temperate zone with rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds and with the pinnae crowded and sessile

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rusty woodsia was in 1864

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“Rusty woodsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusty%20woodsia. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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