Meanings
nounresurrection fern (plural resurrection ferns)
plural resurrection ferns
- Any of various ferns of the genus Pleopeltis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
Similar
grey polypodygray polypodyPolypodium polypodioides
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
resurrection fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resurrection%20fern
MLA
“resurrection fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resurrection%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resurrection fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resurrection%20fern.
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