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n. - Any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the a certain genus

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  • Sea spleenwort and masses of samphire grew on the cliffs to his right.
  • Archie because he would look on level ground for her maiden-hair spleenwort.
  • In regard to the last member of the group, the narrow-leaved spleenwort, there is more doubt.
  • Still other species of ferns are known to hybridize more or less, as we saw in the case of Scott's spleenwort.
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