noun
epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
• Syn: ↑ribbon fern, ↑Vittaria lineata
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Vittaria, ↑genus Vittaria
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noun : an epiphytic tropical American fern (Vittaria lineata) with narrow linear fronds in pendent tufts; broadly : any of several other ferns of the genus Vittaria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.