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walking leaf

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: walking leaf

1
 n
ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
2
 n
tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: walking leaf
1

n ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip

Synonyms:
Asplenium rhizophyllum, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, walking fern
Type of:
spleenwort
any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
2

n tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies

Synonyms:
leaf insect
Type of:
phasmid, phasmid insect
large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
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