noun
1. fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
• Syn: ↑crepe fern, ↑Todea barbara
• Hypernyms: ↑fern
• Member Holonyms: ↑Todea, ↑genus Todea
2. large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
• Syn: ↑royal fern, ↑royal osmund, ↑ditch fern, ↑French bracken, ↑Osmunda regalis
• Hypernyms: ↑flowering fern, ↑osmund
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.