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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]

2. any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves;
[syn: filmy fern, film fern]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

filmy 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]
    2: any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid
       regions and having translucent leaves [syn: filmy fern,
       film fern]