noun
Meaning 1
An evergreen fern of species Pteris cretica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
ribbon fern
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noun
Meaning 2
epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ophioglossum pendulum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adder's tongue, adder's tongue fern
noun
Meaning 3
epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grass fern, Vittaria lineata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern
noun
Meaning 4
fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spider fern, Pteris serrulata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern
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