hertshoorn

Definitions of hertshoorn
  1. noun
    any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
    synonyms: hertshoornvaren
  2. noun
    primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
    synonyms: heksendans, lycopodium, wolfsklauw
  3. noun
    a variety of club moss
    synonyms: heksendans, lycopodium, wolfsklauw
  4. noun
    deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
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    type of:
    hoorn, hoorntje, horen
    one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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