brittle maidenhair fern

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

brittle maidenhair fern is a valid 23-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3R1I1T1T1L1E1M3A1I1D2E1N1H4A1I1R1F4E1R1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING

What does brittle maidenhair fern mean?