HyperDic: potato_fern

English > 2 senses of the expression potato fern:
NOUNplantpotato fern, Marattia salicinalarge Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people
plantpotato fern, Solanopteris bifronssmall epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes
English > potato fern: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people.
SynonymMarattia salicina
Member ofMarattia, genus Marattiatype genus of the Marattiaceae
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
English > potato fern: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningsmall epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes.
SynonymSolanopteris bifrons
Member ofSolanopteris, genus SolanopterisTropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward

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