Prince-of-Wales feather

Definitions of Prince-of-Wales feather
  1. noun
    New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea
    synonyms: Leptopteris superba, Prince-of-Wales fern, Prince-of-Wales plume, Todea superba, crape fern
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    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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