bead fern

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bead fern - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bead fern
      n 1: beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and
           eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately
           divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched;
           pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes [syn:
           sensitive fern, bead fern, Onoclea sensibilis]