Found 2 items, similar to male fern.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: male fern male fern n : fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms [syn: Dryopteris filix-mas ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: male fern male fern \male fern\ n. A fern of North America and Europe (Dryopteris filix-mas) whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms. It is a member of the woodfern genus. [WordNet 1.5]