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The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.

A species of fern with fronds (Asplenium Ceterach).

a common species of fern with large decompound fronds (Asplenium Filixfæmina), growing in many countries; lady fern.

he seashore of Europe. -- Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet places in early spring. -- Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb (Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves. -- Golden sulphide, or s…

A small European fern (Asplenium Ceterach) formerly used in medicine.

flower (Thalictrum anemonides) common in the United States. -- Wall rue, a little fern (Asplenium Ruta-muraria) common on walls in Europe.

rous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga). -- Golden saxifrage, a low half-sacculent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, C. Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden. -- Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under Meadow.

Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.