Meanings
plural rabbit's-foot ferns
- Any fern in the genus Davallia (including those formerly classified in a separate genus, Humata), often grown as houseplants for their foliage and for their furry-looking rhizomes that grow partly above ground.
Synonyms: hare's-foot fern, squirrel's-foot fern, bear's-foot fern, deer's-foot fern, ball fern
- A similar fern in the related family Polypodiaceae, of species Phlebodium aureum.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny fern in the genus Davallia (including those formerly classified in a separate genus, Humata), often grown as houseplants for their foliage and for their furry-looking rhizomes that grow partly above ground.
More synonyms by meaning
nountropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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