scented fern
n 1: fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an
aroma like hay [syn: hay-scented, hay-scented fern,
boulder fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula]
2: sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
[syn: Mohria caffrorum]
3: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having
buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate
leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: tansy, golden
buttons, Tanacetum vulgare]