giant fern

/ˌdʒaɪənt fərn/

Other forms: giant ferns

Definitions of giant fern

1. noun

   highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
   synonyms: Angiopteris evecta, angiopteris

   type of:

   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