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Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds..
Use wood fern when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wood fern means Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds..
Common synonyms include wood fern, wood-fern.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use wood fern where its definition matches the intended context.
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