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golden fern

DEFINITIONS OF: golden fern

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n tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides

Synonyms:
Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
Type of:
fern
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

n stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides

Synonyms:
Acrostichum aureum, leather fern
Type of:
fern
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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