| has gloss | (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 |
| lexicalization | eng: tree fern |
| subclass of | (noun) any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
fern |
| has subclass | (noun) a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
silver tree fern, sago fern, black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris |
| has subclass | (noun) of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates
Dicksonia antarctica, soft tree fern |
| has subclass | (noun) Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic
Cibotium barometz, Scythian lamb |
| has subclass | (noun) a terrestrial tree fern of South America
thyrsopteris, Thyrsopteris elegans |
| has subclass | (noun) highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
Angiopteris evecta, giant fern, angiopteris |