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Definition of Leather fern
1. Noun. Stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides.
Exact synonyms: Acrostichum Aureum, Golden Fern
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Acrostichum, Genus Acrostichum
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Acrostichum, Genus Acrostichum
2. Noun. Widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds.
Exact synonyms: Leatherleaf Fern, Polystichum Adiantiformis, Rumohra Adiantiformis, Ten-day Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Rumohra, Rumohra
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Rumohra, Rumohra