black tree fern

/blæk tri fərn/
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Definitions of black tree fern
  1. noun
    a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
    synonyms: Cyathea medullaris, sago fern, silver tree fern
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    tree fern
    any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
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