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Definition of Fan fern
1. Noun. Large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia.
Exact synonyms: Gleichenia Flabellata, Sticherus Flabellatus, Umbrella Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Sticherus, Sticherus
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Sticherus, Sticherus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fan Fern
Literary usage of Fan fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... R. Br.; called also Fan-fern. See Fern. Starling,«. English bird-name.
The Australian species is the Shining Starling, ..."
2. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1901)
"96, out of Bess Y'Mor (54199. Vol. XVI.); Medr. '96 by Fern Bank Tory, out of
Del Del, by Welsh Boy, out of Fan; Fern Bank Tory by Twin, out of Nell. ..."
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