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coral fern

coral fern noun: any of various ferns with forked coral-like fronds of the genus Gleichenia.

Noun

coral fern (plural coral ferns)

  1. (Australia) Any of various ferns with forked coral-like fronds of the genus Gleichenia.
    • [T]he ground up here is waterlogged and riddled with potholes, holes beneath the spongy coral fern, hidden holes throughout the sphagnum.1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 31

Forms of coral fern

pluralcoral ferns

Questions about coral fern

What does coral fern mean?
Coral fern means any of various ferns with forked coral-like fronds of the genus Gleichenia.
What part of speech is coral fern?
Coral fern is a noun.
What is the plural of coral fern?
The plural of coral fern is coral ferns.

Words near coral fern in the dictionary

  1. coral bells
  2. coral bleaching
  3. coral catshark
  4. coral catsharks
  5. coral creeper
  6. coral fern
  7. coral ferns
  8. coral fungi
  9. coral fungus
  10. Coral Gables
  11. coral head

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