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noun
Any of the epiphytic ferns in the genus Platycerium, often cultivated for their distinctive foliage, shade tolerance, and ability to grow off of the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fern
Narrower terms: South American staghorn, Platycerium andinum, common staghorn fern, elkhorn fern, Platycerium bifurcatum, Platycerium alcicorne
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