tree fern

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Noun

tree fern (plural tree ferns)

1. Any of many tropical ferns that have tall trunks topped with fronds, of the orders Cyatheales, Marattiales, and Osmundales, especially families Cyatheaceae, Dicksoniaceae, and Metaxyaceae in Cyatheales.

References

• tree fern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cyatheaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dickinsoniaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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