HyperDic: button_fern

English > 2 senses of the expression button fern:
NOUNplantbutton fern, Pellaea rotundifoliafern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets
plantbutton fern, Tectaria cicutariaJamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils
English > button fern: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningfern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets.
SynonymPellaea rotundifolia
Member ofPellaea, genus Pellaeagenus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
English > button fern: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningJamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils.
SynonymTectaria cicutaria
Member ofTectaria, genus Tectariaterrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward

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