HyperDic: ribbon_fern

English > 3 senses of the expression ribbon fern:
NOUNplantribbon fern, spider fern, Pteris serrulatafern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
plantribbon fern, grass fern, Vittaria lineataepiphytic fern found in lowland forests / forests of tropical America
plantribbon fern, Ophioglossum pendulumepiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
English > ribbon fern: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningfern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands.
Synonymsspider fern, Pteris serrulata
Member ofPteris, genus Pterislarge genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
Spanishpteris serrulata
English > ribbon fern: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningepiphytic fern found in lowland forests / forests of tropical America.
Synonymsgrass fern, Vittaria lineata
Member ofVittaria, genus VittariaTropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
English > ribbon fern: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaningepiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America.
SynonymOphioglossum pendulum
Broaderadder's tongue, adder's tongue fernferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue

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