filmy fern Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    bristle fern.
  2. noun any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves
    film fern.

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