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ebony spleenwort
a fern, Asplenium platyneuron, of woody areas of North America, having ladderlike leaves and shiny, dark brown stems. -
maidenhair spleenwort
an evergreen fern, Asplenium trichomanes, abundant in woody areas of the North Temperate Zone, having thickly clustered fronds. -
mother spleenwort
a fern, Asplenium bulbiferum, of tropical Africa and Australasia, the fronds often bearing bulbils that sprout into new plants while still attached, grown as an ornamental. -
silvery spleenwort
a fern, Diplazium pycnocarpon, of eastern North America, having fronds from 20 to 30 inches (50.8 to 76.2 cm) long on yellowish-green stalks.