tree fern
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1. 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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | fern, |
| definition | : | any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | black tree fern, cyathea medullaris, sago fern, silver tree fern, |
| definition | : | a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dicksonia antarctica, soft tree fern, |
| definition | : | of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cibotium barometz, scythian lamb, |
| definition | : | Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | thyrsopteris, thyrsopteris elegans, |
| definition | : | a terrestrial tree fern of South America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | angiopteris, angiopteris evecta, giant fern, |
| definition | : | highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall (noun.plant) |
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