golden fern

/ˌgoʊldən fərn/
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Other forms: golden ferns

Definitions of golden fern
  1. noun
    tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
    synonyms: Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava
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    any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
  2. noun
    stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
    synonyms: Acrostichum aureum, leather fern
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    any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
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