Adder's Tongue Fern (Noun)
Meaning
Ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The adder's tongue fern is a unique species that can be identified by its distinctive fertile spikes.
- In the shaded forest floor, the adder's tongue fern grew in abundance, its delicate fronds a sight to behold.
- The adder's tongue fern's fertile spikes are shaped like a snake's tongue, hence its common name.
- Botanists have long been fascinated by the adder's tongue fern's unusual reproductive structures.
- In the wild, the adder's tongue fern can be found growing in moist, shaded areas with rich soil.