Beech fern
either of two ferns, Thelypteris hexagonoptera, of eastern North America, or T. phegopteris, common in rich, moist woodlands of northern temperate regions.
Historical Examples
This is, of course, a rendering of the popular name, though why the species has been called the beech fern nobody seems to know.
How to Know the Ferns S. Leonard Bastin
The beech fern cannot be called a common species, though it is often abundant in certain localities.
How to Know the Ferns S. Leonard Bastin
Unless the beech fern can be given a moist position it is not an easy plant to grow in the open garden.
How to Know the Ferns S. Leonard Bastin
noun
a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
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the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech. Historical Examples The grove already had an ample quota of beechnut harvesters of high and low degree. The Duck-footed Hound James Arthur Kjelgaard He did not want the beechnut; but he did want to nose it out. Wood Folk at School William J. Long You must only […]
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