climbing maidenhair fern

noun

Any member of the species Lygodium microphyllum, an Old World tropical fern (also naturalized in Jamaica and Florida) that grows as a vine.

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climbing maidenhairsnake fernLygodium microphyllum
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Meanings

nounclimbing maidenhair fern (plural climbing maidenhair ferns)

plural climbing maidenhair ferns

  1. Any member of the species Lygodium microphyllum, an Old World tropical fern (also naturalized in Jamaica and Florida) that grows as a vine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida

Similar
climbing maidenhairsnake fernLygodium microphyllum
Broader
climbing fern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“climbing maidenhair fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20maidenhair%20fern. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “climbing maidenhair fern,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20maidenhair%20fern.

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