coffee fern

noun

A cliffbrake fern of species Pellaea andromedifolia.

Similar
Pellaea andromedifolia

Meanings

nouncoffee fern (plural coffee ferns)

plural coffee ferns

Synonyms & antonyms

nounevergreen fern of California and Baja California

Similar
Pellaea andromedifolia
Broader
cliff brakecliff-brakerock brake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

coffee fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffee%20fern

MLA

“coffee fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffee%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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