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Definition of woodwardia
woodwardia
/wʊdˈwɑːr.di.ə/
wood · war · di · a
Plural:woodwardias
woodwardia Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
13
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
4
• noun
1
Any large, terrestrial fern of the genus Woodwardia (family Blechnaceae), native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, commonly known as a chain fern on account of the chain-like rows of spore-bearing sori arranged along the undersides of the fronds.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Woodwardia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/woodwardia