| NOUN | plant | chain fern | a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows |
|---|
| Meaning | A fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Woodwardia, genus Woodwardia | In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
| Narrower | Virginia chain fern, Woodwardia virginica | North American fern |
| Broader | fern | Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact