walking leaf

/ˌwɔkɪŋ lif/
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Other forms: walking leaves

Definitions of walking leaf
  1. noun
    ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
    synonyms: Asplenium rhizophyllum, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, walking fern
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    type of:
    spleenwort
    any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
  2. noun
    tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
    synonyms: leaf insect
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    type of:
    phasmid, phasmid insect
    large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
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