2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spleenwort \Spleen"wort`\, n. [Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium, asplenium, Gr. ????, ????, ???. ] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus {Asplenium}, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spleenwort n : any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
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