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Definition of Lip fern
1. Noun. Any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions.
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Cheilanthes, Genus Cheilanthes
Specialized synonyms: Alabama Lip Fern, Cheilanthes Alabamensis, Smooth Lip Fern, Cheilanthes Lanosa, Hairy Lip Fern, Wooly Lip Fern, Cheilanthes Eatonii, Southwestern Lip Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lip Fern
Literary usage of Lip fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Land of Sunshine by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1897)
"... a lip fern, which we find in all shades from light yellow through golden brown
to almost black. We may also find a plant or two of Cheilanthes ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"( in rocks, Connecticut and southern New York to Georgia, west to Kansas and Texas.
Ascends to 1900 ft. in North Carolina. July-Sept. Clothed Lip-fern. ..."
3. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"lip fern, Hairy (Cheilanthes vestita).-6 to 15 inches. Fig. 11. ... lip fern,
Downy (C. tomentosa).—Rather stout; 12 to 20 inches; protect. ..."
4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1890)
"Cheilanthes lanuginosa N. lip fern : Ottawa and Barton counties; quite rare. ...
Cheilanthes vestita Swz. lip fern : About moss-covered rocks, ..."
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