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Definition of Olfersia cervina
1. Noun. Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya.
Exact synonyms: Hart's-tongue, Hart's-tongue Fern, Polybotria Cervina, Polybotrya Cervina
Generic synonyms: Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Olfersia Cervina
Literary usage of Olfersia cervina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Probably the handsomest of the climbing kinds. Another cult, species sometimes
included in this genus is designated here Olfersia cervina (Acrostichum ..."
2. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"The sporangia are but rarely borne on the superior (ventral) surface of the
sporophyll (eg Olfersia cervina) ; more commonly on the margin (ej ..."