ASPIDIUM FILIX MAS
\aspˈɪdi͡əm fˈɪlɪks mˈas], \aspˈɪdiəm fˈɪlɪks mˈas], \a_s_p_ˈɪ_d_iə_m f_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_k_s m_ˈa_s]\
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Syn. : Polypodium filix mas. The male fern common in Europe, and found also in Africa, eastern India, and tropical America, but rare in the United States, where it has been found only in the neighborhood of Lake Superior. The rhizome is used as a remedy for tapeworm.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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