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Filmy fern has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks

2

any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves

3

Any of the ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fern
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hare's-foot bristle fern Killarney fern kidney fern
Rhyming Words
ern bern tern dern kern yern vern wern hern pern fern gern cern ahern stern thern scern quern altern astern
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