Fern-like
31ostrich fern — noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes • Syn: ↑shuttlecock fern, ↑fiddlehead, ↑Matteuccia struthiopteris, ↑Pteretis struthiopteris, ↑Onoclea struthiopteris • Hypernyms …
32Wood fern — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …
33tree fern — ► NOUN ▪ a large palm like fern with a trunk like stem …
34Bird's-nest fern — Taxobox name = Bird s nest ferns image width = 240px image caption = Asplenium nidus regnum = Plantae divisio = Pteridophyta classis = Pteridopsida ordo = Polypodiales familia = Aspleniaceae genus = Asplenium ( partim )Bird s nest ferns is a… …
35felt fern — noun east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus • Syn: ↑tongue fern, ↑Pyrrosia lingua, ↑Cyclophorus lingua • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrrosia, ↑ …
36Sea fern — (Zo[ o]l.) Any gorgonian which branches like a fern. [1913 Webster] …
37tree fern — /ˈtri fɜn/ (say tree fern) noun any fern, as of the family Cyatheaceae, which attains the size of a tree, sending up a straight trunk like stem with foliage at the summit. Also, Chiefly Tasmania, man fern …
38tree fern — noun a large palm like fern with a trunk like stem. [Cyathea, Dicksonia, and other genera.] …
39Stag-horn fern — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti …
40Stone fern — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …
