filmy fern

/ˌfɪlmi fərn/

Other forms: filmy ferns

Definitions of filmy fern

1. noun

   any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
   synonyms: bristle fern

   types:

   Trichomanes boschianum, hare's-foot bristle fern

   a variety of bristle fern

   Killarney fern, Trichomanes speciosum

   large stout fern of extreme western Europe

   Trichomanes reniforme, kidney fern

   large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds

   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
2. noun

   any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves
   synonyms: film 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