Meaning

3 senses

  1. Any of several ferns with thick fronds:

    Polypodium scouleri, native to western North America

  2. Pyrrosia eleagnifolia, native to New Zealand

  3. Rumohra adiantiformis, widespread

More definitions
  • widely distributed fern of tropical Southern Hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds

Forms

plural: leatherleaf ferns

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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