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LEATHER FERN: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'ledhur furn

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
  2. [n]  stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
 
 Synonyms: Acrostichum aureum, golden fern, leatherleaf fern, Polystichum adiantiformis, Rumohra adiantiformis, ten-day fern
 
 See Also: Acrostichum, fern, genus Acrostichum, genus Rumohra, Rumohra

 

 

 

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