spleenwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium

WordNet

Spleen"wort` noun
Etymology
Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium, asplenium, Gr. , , .
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.

Webster 1913