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FILMY FERN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves

Synonyms:

film fern; filmy fern

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("filmy fern" is a kind of...):

fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)

Holonyms ("filmy fern" is a member of...):

genus Hymenophyllum; Hymenophyllum (type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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; filmy fern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("filmy fern" is a kind of...):

fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "filmy fern"):

hare's-foot bristle fern; Trichomanes boschianum (a variety of bristle fern)

Killarney fern; Trichomanes speciosum (large stout fern of extreme western Europe)

kidney fern; Trichomanes reniforme (large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds)

Holonyms ("filmy fern" is a member of...):

genus Trichomanes; Trichomanes (bristle ferns; kidney ferns)

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