filmy fern

filmy fern

n (Plants) any fern of the family Hymenophyllaceae, growing in humid regions and having thin translucent leaves

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filmy fern - any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banksbristle fernfern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by sporesgenus Trichomanes, Trichomanes - bristle ferns; kidney fernshare's-foot bristle fern, Trichomanes boschianum - a variety of bristle fernKillarney fern, Trichomanes speciosum - large stout fern of extreme western Europekidney fern, Trichomanes reniforme - large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds
	2.	filmy fern - any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leavesfilm fernfern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by sporesgenus Hymenophyllum, Hymenophyllum - type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns