| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Acrostichum aureum
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Acrostichum aureum | Stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Acrostichum aureum
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Acrostichum aureum | Botanical | Young leaves and fiddleheads are edible raw or cooked. The leaves are emollients, sometimes used for thatch; rhizomes vulnerary. The Cuna use the young fiddleheads to extract fish bones from the throat (!). The plant is used as a medicinal bath for infants (!). (references) | |
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