Dryopteris

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Dryopteris

a genus of the fern family Aspleniaceae; rhizomes contain a toxin thought to be a thiaminase and which causes somnolence, stumbling gait and blindness due to encephalopathy in sheep and cattle. Includes D. borreri, D. filix-mas. Called also male fern.

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aspidium buckle fern diabetic neuropathy Dryopteris filix-mas entrapment neuropathy fern giant axonal neuropathy hereditary sensory neuropathy male fern neuropathy retrobulbar retrobulbar block rusty male fern			The 1,200 specimens of feathery Dryopteris filix-mas are nourished by a mixture of bacteria, nutrients and rainwater, which can be adjusted in response to climate and light. 073 'I'm lost in Paris' house by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review This genus has an intermediate morphology between Dryopteris and Arachniodes; therefore, species of Acrorumohra were once treated in these genera. Molecular evidence for genetic heterogeneity and the hybrid origin of ... by Chang, Ho-Ming; Chiou, Wen-Liang; Wang, Jenn-Che / American Fern Journal Also, new for 2008, SALUS--Shield Fern, an extract of Dryopteris Root and has been tested to show Anti-oxidant activity. DKSH North America Inc by Household & Personal Products Industry			Dry Lab dry labor dry matter Dry Mouth dry nurse Dry Orgasm dry period dry pleurisy dry rale Dry Run Surgery dry sheep equivalent dry skin dry socket dry synovitis Dry Tap dry vomiting Dry-foil dryfarming drying off Drying Out drying, for sealant application drylot Drymaria drymary dryness Dryopteris Dryopteris filix-mas Drysdale Drysdale's corpuscle ds DSA DSB DSDB DSE DSM DSM-III-R DSM-IV DSM-IV-PC DSM-IV-TR DSMA DSMB DSN DSR DST DT DT vaccine DTaP dTc DTD DTH DTI			Drymba Drymba Drymiais Drymoglossum Drynaria Drynaria rigidula dryness dryness dryness dryness dryness Drynurse Dryobalanops Dryocopus martius Dryocopus pileatus dryography Dryomyzidae Dryopidae Dryopitheci Dryopitheci Dryopithecinae dryopithecine dryopithecine dryopithecines dryopithecines Dryopithecus Dryopithecus Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus Dryopoidea Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris Dryopteris dilatata Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris fragrans Dryopteris goldiana Dryopteris hexagonoptera Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris noveboracensis Dryopteris oreades Dryopteris oreopteris Dryopteris phegopteris Dryopteris thelypteris Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens Dryosauridae dryout Drypainting drypis Drypoint drypoint etching Dryrot Dryrot drys drys drys drys drys Drysalter drysaltery Drysdale Drysdale

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