zwaardvaren
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/FERN%2C_WESTERN_SWORD_%28polystrichum_munitum%29_%284-3-08%29_coon_creek_-1_%282385892077%29.jpg/220px-FERN%2C_WESTERN_SWORD_%28polystrichum_munitum%29_%284-3-08%29_coon_creek_-1_%282385892077%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From zwaard (“sword”) + varen (“fern”); compare English sword fern.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]zwaardvaren f or m (plural zwaardvarens, diminutive zwaardvarentje n)
- western swordfern, Polystichum munitum
- Hypernym: naaldvaren
Further reading
[edit]zwaardvaren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl