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lace-fern

[ leys-furn ]
/ ˈleɪsˌfɜrn /
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noun
a small, tufted fern, Cheilanthes gracillima, having dark-brown stalks and fronds about 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) long.
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Origin of lace-fern

First recorded in 1880–85
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