miltwaste

English

Etymology

milt +‎ waste

Noun

miltwaste (uncountable)

1. (archaic) A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.

   Synonyms: rustyback fern, rustyback

Translations

Asplenium ceterach

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄσπληνον n (ásplēnon)

References

• “miltwaste”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.