floating fern

floating fern
noun
1. small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
Hypernyms: ↑aquatic fern, ↑water fern
Member Holonyms: ↑Azolla, ↑genus Azolla
2. aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
Hypernyms: ↑aquatic fern, ↑water fern
Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopteris, ↑genus Ceratopteris
3. pantropical aquatic fern
Hypernyms: ↑aquatic fern, ↑water fern
Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratopteris, ↑genus Ceratopteris

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noun
1. : any of several aquatic ferns of the genus Ceratopteris (especially C. thalictroides and C. pteridoides) often used in aquariums — called also water sprite
2. : floating moss; also : a related plant (Azolla caroliniana)

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