"California fern" ba kalma ba ce da ke bayyana a yawancin ƙamus na Turanci a matsayin kalma ɗaya. Duk da haka, "fern" kalma ce ta kowa da ke nufin rukuni na tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire waɗanda ke haifuwa ta hanyar spores kuma yawanci suna da fronds tare da raba ganye. "California" jiha ce da ke yammacin Amurka. Akwai nau'ikan ferns da yawa waɗanda suke 'yan asalin California, kuma wasu daga cikinsu ana iya kiran su da "California ferns" a cikin saitunan yau da kullun. Ba tare da ƙarin mahallin ko bayani game da takamaiman shuka da ake magana ba, yana da wahala a samar da ƙarin ma'anar.