| has gloss | (noun) any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
fern |
| lexicalization | eng: fern |
| subclass of | (noun) plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
nonflowering plant, pteridophyte |
| Note: 53 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
bristle fern, filmy fern |
| has subclass | (noun) New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea
Leptopteris superba, crape fern, Prince-of-Wales fern, Todea superba, Prince-of-Wales plume, Prince-of-Wales feather |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
crepe fern, Todea barbara, king fern |
| has subclass | (noun) rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
curly grass fern, curly grass, Schizaea pusilla |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs
pine fern, Anemia adiantifolia |
| has subclass | (noun) ferns that grow in water
aquatic fern, water fern |
| has subclass | (noun) ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue
adder's tongue fern, adder's tongue |
| has subclass | (noun) a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases
grape fern |
| has subclass | (noun) large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China
giant scrambling fern, Diplopterygium longissimum |
| has subclass | (noun) epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
bear's-paw fern, Aglaomorpha meyeniana |
| has subclass | (noun) giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
Drynaria rigidula, basket fern |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
Phlebodium aureum, rabbit's-foot fern, golden polypody, serpent fern, Polypodium aureum |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
staghorn fern |
| has subclass | (noun) east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus
felt fern, Cyclophorus lingua, Pyrrosia lingua, tongue fern |
| has subclass | (noun) epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
Vittaria lineata, grass fern, ribbon fern |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
spleenwort |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches
Asplenium nidus, bird's nest fern |
| has subclass | (noun) Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
Phyllitis scolopendrium, hart's-tongue fern, hart's-tongue, Asplenium scolopendrium |
| has subclass | (noun) small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
scaly fern, Asplenium ceterach, Ceterach officinarum, scale fern |
| has subclass | (noun) a fern of the genus Schaffneria
Scolopendrium nigripes, Schaffneria nigripes, Asplenium nigripes |
| has subclass | (noun) any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
tree fern |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
Dennstaedtia punctilobula, hay-scented fern, hay-scented, boulder fern, scented fern |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
woodfern, wood fern, wood-fern |
| has subclass | (noun) North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
Diplazium pycnocarpon, glade fern, Athyrium pycnocarpon, narrow-leaved spleenwort, silvery spleenwort |
| has subclass | (noun) beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
Onoclea sensibilis, sensitive fern, bead fern |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils
Tectaria macrodonta, Indian button fern |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia
oleander fern, Oleandra mollis, Oleandra neriiformis |
| has subclass | (noun) any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
sword fern |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
maidenhair fern, maidenhair |
| has subclass | (noun) small short-lived fern of Central and South America
Jersey fern, annual fern, Anogramma leptophylla |
| has subclass | (noun) fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
Coniogramme japonica, bamboo fern |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds
hand fern, Doryopteris pedata |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets
button fern, Pellaea rotundifolia |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides
silver fern, Pityrogramma argentea |
| has subclass | (noun) tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides
silver fern, Pityrogramma calomelanos |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
brake |
| has subclass | (noun) fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
spider fern, ribbon fern, Pteris serrulata |
| has subclass | (noun) large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people
Marattia salicina, potato fern |
| has subclass | (noun) any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds
beech fern |
| has subclass | c/Ferns of Argentina |