Spleen″wort′ (?), n. [Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium, asplenium, Gr. ����, ����, ���.] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.