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wood fern vs Dryopteris filix-mas

Dryopteris filix-mas vs wood fern

wood fern and Dryopteris filix-mas both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wood fern Yes No No No
Dryopteris filix-mas Yes No No No
As nouns, Dryopteris filix-mas is a hyponym of wood fern; that is, Dryopteris filix-mas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wood fern:
  • wood fern: any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
  • Dryopteris filix-mas: fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
wood fern (noun) Dryopteris filix-mas (noun)
any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
Difference between wood fern and Dryopteris filix-mas

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