noun
- a small fern with narrow fronds that typically grows on rocks or walls
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The maidenhair spleenwort grew in the cracks of the old stone wall.
- Spleenwort is commonly found in shaded rocky areas.
- The botanist identified several species of spleenwort on the cliff face.
- Wall-rue spleenwort thrives in limestone crevices.
- The delicate fronds of the spleenwort emerged from between the stones.