Wurmfarn
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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Further reading edit
- “Wurmfarn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache