Wurmfarn
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Wurm Farn (referring to the use of Dryopteris filix-mas as a vermifuge).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wurmfarn m (strong, genitive Wurmfarnes or Wurmfarns, plural Wurmfarne)
- wood fern, male fern (any fern of the genus Dryopteris)
- Synonym: Männerfarn
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wurmfarn [masculine, strong]
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Wurmfarn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache