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filmy fern
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun filmy fern has 2 senses
- filmy fern(n = noun.plant) bristle fern - any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks; Array is a kind of fern
- filmy fern(n = noun.plant) film fern - any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves; Array is a kind of fern
is a member of genus trichomanes, trichomanes
has particulars: hare's-foot bristle fern, trichomanes boschianum, killarney fern, trichomanes speciosum, kidney fern, trichomanes reniforme
is a member of genus hymenophyllum, hymenophyllum
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