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Definition of Filmy fern
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Bristle Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Trichomanes, Trichomanes
Specialized synonyms: Hare's-foot Bristle Fern, Trichomanes Boschianum, Killarney Fern, Trichomanes Speciosum, Kidney Fern, Trichomanes Reniforme
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Trichomanes, Trichomanes
Specialized synonyms: Hare's-foot Bristle Fern, Trichomanes Boschianum, Killarney Fern, Trichomanes Speciosum, Kidney Fern, Trichomanes Reniforme
2. Noun. Any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves.
Exact synonyms: Film Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Hymenophyllum, Hymenophyllum
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Hymenophyllum, Hymenophyllum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filmy Fern
Literary usage of Filmy fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The fern paradise: a plea for the culture of ferns by Francis George Heath (1878)
"The Tunbridge filmy fern (Hymenophyllum ... The Onesided filmy fern (Hymenophyllum
unilaterale). ..."
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