Prince-of-Wales fern

Prince-of-Wales fern
noun
New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea
Hypernyms: ↑fern
Member Holonyms: ↑Leptopteris, ↑genus Leptopteris

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  • Prince-of-Wales feather — noun New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea • Syn: ↑crape fern, ↑Prince of Wales fern, ↑Prince of Wales plume, ↑Leptopteris superba, ↑Todea superba • Hypernyms: ↑fern …   Useful english dictionary

  • Prince-of-Wales plume — noun New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea • Syn: ↑crape fern, ↑Prince of Wales fern, ↑Prince of Wales feather, ↑Leptopteris superba, ↑Todea superba • Hypernyms: ↑fern …   Useful english dictionary

  • Prince of Wales feather — noun a New Zealand fern of the genus Todea, thought to resemble the feathers of the Prince of Wales heraldic device; crape fern …  

  • prince-of-wales'-feather — lz(ə̇z) noun Usage: usually capitalized P&W 1. : prince s feather 2. : crape fern …   Useful english dictionary

  • crape fern — n. a fern of New Zealand ({Leptopteris superba}) with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea. Syn: crape fern, Prince of Wales fern, Prince of Wales feather, Prince of Wales plume, {Leptopteris superba},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crape fern — noun New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea • Syn: ↑Prince of Wales fern, ↑Prince of Wales feather, ↑Prince of Wales plume, ↑Leptopteris superba, ↑Todea superba • Hypernyms: ↑fern …   Useful english dictionary

  • crape fern — /ˈkreɪp fɜn/ (say krayp fern) noun NZ → Prince of Wales feather …  

  • Leptopteris superba — crape fern crape fern n. a fern of New Zealand ({Leptopteris superba}) with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea. Syn: crape fern, Prince of Wales fern, Prince of Wales feather, Prince of Wales plume,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leptopteris superba — crape fern crape fern n. a fern of New Zealand ({Leptopteris superba}) with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea. Syn: crape fern, Prince of Wales fern, Prince of Wales feather, Prince of Wales plume,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • genus Leptopteris — noun including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea • Syn: ↑Leptopteris • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Osmundaceae, ↑family Osmundaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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