lip fern
lip fern · lip ferns
A saxatile fern of the genus Cheilanthes, or related genera such as Myriopteris and…A saxatile fern of the genus Cheilanthes, or related genera such as Myriopteris and Gaga, also in subfamily Cheilanthoideae.
Meaning
1 sensesA saxatile fern of the genus Cheilanthes, or related genera such as Myriopteris and Gaga, also in subfamily Cheilanthoideae.
More definitions
- any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions
Forms
plural: lip fernsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions:lipfern
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedvillous lipfern
See also
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