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spleenwort

spleen·wort [ spln wùrt, spln wàwrt ] (plural spleen·worts or spleen·wort)


noun 
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evergreen fern: an evergreen fern of temperate and tropical regions that has feathery fronds. Genus Asplenium.

[Late 16th century. < the former belief that it cured illnesses of the spleen]
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