Fern-shaped
21cow-tongue fern — noun common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow green strap shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay • Syn: ↑Florida strap fern, ↑hart s tongue fern • Hypernyms: ↑strap fern …
22felt fern — noun east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus • Syn: ↑tongue fern, ↑Pyrrosia lingua, ↑Cyclophorus lingua • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrrosia, ↑ …
23Florida strap fern — noun common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow green strap shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay • Syn: ↑cow tongue fern, ↑hart s tongue fern • Hypernyms: ↑strap fern …
24Shield fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… …
25wood fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… …
26sword fern — noun Date: circa 1829 any of several ferns with long narrow more or less sword shaped fronds: as a. a tropical fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) from which the Boston fern has been developed b. a fern (Polystichum munitum) of western North America with …
27lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix femina, having delicate, feathery fronds. * * * ▪ fern a large, feathery fern classified in the family Woodsiaceae, widely cultivated for ornamentation. Leaves are about 75 cm (30 inches) long and 25 cm (10 inches) wide… …
28kidney fern — noun large fern of New Zealand having kidney shaped fronds • Syn: ↑Trichomanes reniforme • Hypernyms: ↑bristle fern, ↑filmy fern …
29Wood fern — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …
30kidney fern — /ˈkɪdni fɜn/ (say kidnee fern) noun a New Zealand fern, Cardiomanes reniforme, characterised by kidney shaped leaves …
