ribbon fern

/ˌrɪbən fərn/

Definitions of ribbon fern

1. noun

   fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
   synonyms: Pteris serrulata, spider 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
2. noun

   epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
   synonyms: Vittaria lineata, grass 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
3. noun

   epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
   synonyms: Ophioglossum pendulum

   type of:

   adder's tongue, adder's tongue fern

   ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue