HyperDic: golden_fern

English > 2 senses of the expression golden fern:
NOUNplantgolden fern, Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflavatropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
plantgolden fern, leather fern, Acrostichum aureumstout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
English > golden fern: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides.
SynonymPityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
Member ofPityrogramma, genus Pityrogrammaterrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
English > golden fern: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningstout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides.
Synonymsleather fern, Acrostichum aureum
Member ofAcrostichum, genus AcrostichumIn some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
RegionUnited States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward

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