walking fern

noun

Either of two species of fern in the genus Asplenium (Asplenium rhizophyllum or Asplenium sibiricum) that produce new plantlets from the tips of their leaves.

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walking leafAsplenium rhizophyllumCamptosorus rhizophyllus
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Meanings

nounwalking fern (plural walking ferns)

plural walking ferns

  1. Either of two species of fern in the genus Asplenium (Asplenium rhizophyllum or Asplenium sibiricum) that produce new plantlets from the tips of their leaves.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip

Similar
walking leafAsplenium rhizophyllumCamptosorus rhizophyllus
Broader
spleenwort
Also see
walking leaf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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