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filmy fern

filmy fern noun: any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,.

Noun

filmy fern (plural filmy ferns)

  1. Any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,
    1. especially, any in the genus Hymenophyllum of such ferns.

Forms of filmy fern

pluralfilmy ferns
alternative formfilmy-fern

Words that rhyme with filmy fern

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Questions about filmy fern

What does filmy fern mean?
Filmy fern means any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,.
What part of speech is filmy fern?
Filmy fern is a noun.
What is the plural of filmy fern?
The plural of filmy fern is filmy ferns.

Words near filmy fern in the dictionary

  1. filmworks
  2. filmworthy
  3. filmwright
  4. filmwrights
  5. filmy
  6. filmy fern
  7. filmy ferns
  8. filmzine
  9. filmzines
  10. filo
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