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; [syn: bristle fern, filmy fern]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bristle fern
n 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 [syn:
bristle fern, filmy fern]