English noun: sensitive fern | |||
1. | sensitive fern (plant) beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes | ||
Synonyms | bead fern, Onoclea sensibilis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fern | ||
Member meronym | genus Onoclea, Onoclea | ||