king fern

noun

A fern of species Ptisana salicina, native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

Similar
horseshoe fernparapararekacrepe fernTodea barbararoyal fernroyal osmundditch fern
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Meanings

nounking fern (plural king ferns)

plural king ferns

  1. A fern of species Ptisana salicina, native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

    Synonyms: horseshoe fern, para, parareka

  2. A fern of species Todea barbara, native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fern of species Ptisana salicina, native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

Similar
horseshoe fernparaparareka

More synonyms by meaning

nounfern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa

Similar
crepe fernTodea barbara
Broader
fern

nounlarge deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds

Similar
royal fernroyal osmundditch fernFrench brackenOsmunda regalis
Broader
flowering fernosmund
Also see
horseshoe fernparapararekaroyal fern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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