HyperDic: hart[s-tongue_fern

English > 3 senses of the expression hart's-tongue fern:
NOUNplanthart's-tongue fern, hart's-tongue, Olfersia cervina, Polybotrya cervina, Polybotria cervinatropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds
planthart's-tongue fern, hart's-tongue, Asplenium scolopendrium, Phyllitis scolopendriumEurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
planthart's-tongue fern, Florida strap fern, cow-tongue ferncommon epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves
English > hart's-tongue fern: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya.
Synonymshart's-tongue, Olfersia cervina, Polybotrya cervina, Polybotria cervina
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
English > hart's-tongue fern: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningEurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds.
Synonymshart's-tongue, Asplenium scolopendrium, Phyllitis scolopendrium
Member ofAsplenium, genus AspleniumIn some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
English > hart's-tongue fern: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
MeaningCommon epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay.
SynonymsFlorida strap fern, cow-tongue fern
Broaderstrap fernfern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves

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