noun
1. tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pityrogramma, ↑genus Pityrogramma
2. stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
• Syn: ↑leather fern, ↑Acrostichum aureum
• Regions:
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Acrostichum, ↑genus Acrostichum
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noun : a stout tropical American fern (Acrostichum aureum) with large fronds that are golden yellow beneath
Useful english dictionary. 2012.