Meanings
nounumbrella fern (plural umbrella ferns)
plural umbrella ferns
- Synonym of shield fern (“Sticherus species”).
Synonyms: shield fern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of shield fern (“Sticherus species”).
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nounlarge Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia
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fan fernSticherus flabellatusGleichenia flabellata
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umbrella fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrella%20fern
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“umbrella fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrella%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbrella fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrella%20fern.
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