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Definition of Kidney fern
1. Noun. Large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kidney Fern
Literary usage of Kidney fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ferns and Fern Allies of New Zealand: With Instructions for Their by George Malcolm Thomson (1882)
"Suppose we are collecting ferns in the damp forest of one of our West Coast
sounds, we find the ground covered with a luxuriant -growth of kidney-fern ..."
2. Oceana, Or, England and Her Colonies by James Anthony Froude (1887)
"... striking spirally from the stem, and stretching upwards in easy arches; on
the ground, besides the common varieties, a kidney fern, which was new to ..."
3. A Handbook for Travellers in New Zealand: Auckland, the Hot Lake District by John Murray (Firm), F. W. Pennefather (1893)
"kidney fern. — rigidum. — rigidum, var. &, — venosum. For the Flora of NZ see
the books mentioned on p. [64] and for fuller information concerning the ..."
4. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... which cover with luxuriant growth the trunks of the forest trees ; the singular
form of the Kidney-fern (Trichomanes reniforme), the round, ..."
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