tree fern
tree fern noun: 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.
Noun
tree fern (plural tree ferns)
- 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.
Forms of tree fern
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Words formed from tree fern
- Australian tree fern
- black tree fern
- Florida tree fern
- flying spider monkey tree fern
- forest tree fern
- golden tree fern
- grassveld tree fern
- hairy tree fern
- Hawaiian tree fern
- lacy tree fern
- Madagascar tree fern
- mountain tree fern
- New Zealand tree fern
- prickly free fern
- Rebecca tree fern
- scaly tree fern
- silver tree fern
- slender tree fern
- Smith's tree fern
- soft tree fern
- spiny tree fern
- stumpy tree fern
- Tasmanian tree fern
- wig tree fern
- woolly tree fern
Questions about tree fern
- What does tree fern mean?
- Tree fern means 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.
- What part of speech is tree fern?
- Tree fern is a noun.
- What is the plural of tree fern?
- The plural of tree fern is tree ferns.
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