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English noun: filmy fern

1. filmy fern (plant) any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks


Synonymsbristle fern


Broader (hypernym)fern


Narrower (hyponym)hare's-foot bristle fern, kidney fern, Killarney fern, Trichomanes boschianum, Trichomanes reniforme, Trichomanes speciosum


Member meronymgenus Trichomanes, Trichomanes

2. filmy fern (plant) any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves


Synonymsfilm fern


Broader (hypernym)fern


Member meronymgenus Hymenophyllum, Hymenophyllum









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