Spleenwort Definition

splēnwûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of a genus (Asplenium, family Aspleniaceae) of ferns with simple or compound fronds and elongated sori.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Spleenwort

Noun

Singular:
spleenwort
Plural:
spleenworts

Origin of Spleenwort

  • So called because it was thought to cure spleen disorders

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • spleen +"Ž wort

    From Wiktionary

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