Definition of Limestone fern

1. Noun. Yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere.

Exact synonyms: Gymnocarpium Robertianum, Northern Oak Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limestone Fern

limer
limerance
limerances
limerence
limerences
limerent
limericist
limericists
limerick
limericks
limers
limes
limescale
limescaled
limestone
limestone fern (current term)
limestone pavement
limestone salamander
limestones
limewash
limewashed
limewashes
limewashing
limewater
limewaters
limewood
limewoods
limey
limeys
limicolae

Literary usage of Limestone fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Garden, Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its by Alfred Smee (1872)
"... beech, and limestone fern, the holly fern, the marsh fern, the hay-scented fern, the parsley fern, ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"... and grows naturally in Stoken- church Wood.'—E. Syn., ed. iii. 473. limestone fern. A common book-name for Polypodium calcareum, 8m.—IF. dumb. ..."

3. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1911)
"... (Fern Glen) 525 Brown shale or limestone (Fern Glen) 528 Brownish-gray limestone 934 From the above log and samples it is known that the base of ..."

4. Monograph 1 by Illinois State Geological Survey, Stuart Weller (1914)
"Missouri, and it has been recognized in the Fern Glen fauna. Horizon.—Chouteau limestone, Fern Glen formation and base of the Burlington limestone. ..."

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