silver tree fern

silver tree fern
noun
a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
Hypernyms: ↑tree fern
Member Holonyms: ↑Cyathea, ↑genus Cyathea

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noun
: a showy New Zealand tree fern (Cyathea medullaris) frequently cultivated for its handsome crown of much-pinnate fronds which are whitish on the underside

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