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umbrella fern — /ʌmˈbrɛlə fɜn/ (say um breluh fern) noun the fern, Sticherus flabellatus, found in moist forests …
Fern bar — is an American slang term for an upscale or preppy (or yuppie) bar or tavern catering to singles usually decorated with ferns or other fussy plants, as well as such decor as fake Tiffany lamps. The phrase came into common use in the late 1970s or … Wikipedia
Fern Hobbs — Hobbs in 1913 Born May 8, 1883 Bloomington, Nebraska Died April 10, 1964(1964 04 10) (aged 80) … Wikipedia
fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… … Universalium
Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… … Universalium
fan fern — noun large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia • Syn: ↑umbrella fern, ↑Sticherus flabellatus, ↑Gleichenia flabellata • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Sticherus … Useful english dictionary
shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield shaped indusia. [1805 15] * * * ▪ fern genus also called wood fern or log fern any member of the fern genus Dryopteris, in the family Dryopteridaceae. The… … Universalium
tree fern — any of various ferns, mostly tropical and chiefly of the family Cyatheaceae, that attain the size of trees, sending up a straight trunklike stem with foliage at the summit. [1840 50] * * * Any of various ferns (especially those of the families… … Universalium
List of native New Zealand ferns — This is a list of native New Zealand ferns.These are the true ferns in the Division Pteridophyta that are native to New Zealand.Aspleniaceae* Asplenium bulbiferum Hen and Chickens Fern, Mouku * Asplenium flaccidum Hanging spleenwort * Asplenium… … Wikipedia
genus Sticherus — noun umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand • Syn: ↑Sticherus • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gleicheniaceae, ↑family Gleicheniaceae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
