- rock brake
- noun Date: circa 1850 any of several ferns that grow chiefly on or among rocks
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rock brake
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rock brake — n. any of a genus (Cryptogramma, family Polypodiaceae) of ferns that grow in rocky ground * * * … Universalium
rock brake — n. any of a genus (Cryptogramma, family Polypodiaceae) of ferns that grow in rocky ground … English World dictionary
rock brake — noun 1. chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia • Syn: ↑rock polypody, ↑American wall fern, ↑Polypodium virgianum • Hypernyms: ↑polypody 2. any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions … Useful english dictionary
purple rock brake — noun very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes • Syn: ↑Pellaea atropurpurea • Hypernyms: ↑cliff brake, ↑cliff brake, ↑rock brake … Useful english dictionary
American rock brake — noun rock inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley • Syn: ↑American parsley fern, ↑Cryptogramma acrostichoides • Hypernyms: ↑rock brake • Member Holonyms: ↑Cryptogramma, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rock polypody — noun chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia • Syn: ↑rock brake, ↑American wall fern, ↑Polypodium virgianum • Hypernyms: ↑polypody … Useful english dictionary
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cliff brake — noun any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions • Syn: ↑cliff brake, ↑rock brake • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑coffee fern, ↑Pellaea andromedifolia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
