Meanings
nounleatherleaf fern (plural leatherleaf ferns)
plural leatherleaf ferns
- Any of several ferns with thick fronds:
- Polypodium scouleri, native to western North America
- Pyrrosia eleagnifolia, native to New Zealand
- Rumohra adiantiformis, widespread
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwidely distributed fern of tropical Southern Hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
Similar
leather fernten-day fernRumohra adiantiformisPolystichum adiantiformis
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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