chain fern
chain fern · chain ferns
A fern of any of several species of two genera, in different familiesA fern of any of several species of two genera, in different families: Woodwardia, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Meaning
2 sensesA fern of any of several species of two genera, in different families:
Woodwardia, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Tmesipteris, native to the South Pacific, also called fork ferns.
More definitions
- a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows