filmy fern

noun

Any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,

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bristle fernfilm fern
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Meanings

nounfilmy fern (plural filmy ferns)

plural filmy ferns · alternative filmy-fern

  1. Any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,
    1. especially, any in the genus Hymenophyllum of such ferns.

Synonyms & antonyms

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austral filmy-fernCape filmy ferncommon filmy-ferndrooping filmy fernkidney fernmatua maukumuch-divided filmy fernnarrow filmy-fernohiakupalaihinahinapiripirirough filmy fernshiny filmy-fernTunbridge filmy fernwavy filmy fernWilson's filmy fernWright's filmy fern

nounany fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks

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bristle fern
Broader
fern

nounany fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves

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film fern
Broader
fern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch vliesvaren
  • vliesvarenHymenophyllaceae fern
Welsh rhedynach, rhedynach teneuwe
  • rhedynachHymenophyllaceae fern
  • rhedynach teneuweHymenophyllaceae fern
  • llugweHymenophyllaceae fern

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with filmy fern

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filmy fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filmy%20fern.

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