tree fern

noun

Any of many tropical ferns that have tall trunks topped with fronds, of the orders Cyatheales, Marattiales, and Osmundales, especially families Cyatheaceae, Dicksoniaceae, and Metaxyaceae in Cyatheales.

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Meanings

nountree fern (plural tree ferns)

plural tree ferns

  1. Any of many tropical ferns that have tall trunks topped with fronds, of the orders Cyatheales, Marattiales, and Osmundales, especially families Cyatheaceae, Dicksoniaceae, and Metaxyaceae in Cyatheales.
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APA

tree fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20fern

MLA

“tree fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20fern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree fern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20fern.

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