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water fern

water fern noun: salviniales, an order of aquatic ferns.

Noun

water fern (plural water ferns)

  1. Salviniales, an order of aquatic ferns
  2. Austroblechnum lanceolatum (syn. Blechnum chambersii; lance water fern)
  3. Austroblechnum patersonii (syn. Blechnum patersonii; strap water fern)
  4. Austroblechnum penna-marina (syn. Blechnum penna-marina; alpine water fern)
  5. Azolla filiculoides (Pacific mosquitofern)
  6. Bolbitis heudelotii (African water fern)
  7. Cranfillia fluviatilis (syn. Blechnum fluviatile; ray water fern)
  8. Histiopteris incisa (bat's wing fern, oak fern)
  9. Lomaria nuda (syn. Blechnum nudum; fishbone water fern)
  10. Oceaniopteris cartilaginea (syn. Blechnum cartilagineum; soft water fern)
  11. Osmunda regalis (royal fern)
  12. Parablechnum wattsii (syn. Blechnum wattsii) (hard water fern)
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  1. Regnellidium diphyllum (two-leaf water fern)
  2. Salvinia molesta (giant water fern)
  3. Telmatoblechnum indicum (syn. Blechnum indicum; swamp water fern)

Forms of water fern

pluralwater ferns

Questions about water fern

What does water fern mean?
Water fern means salviniales, an order of aquatic ferns.
What part of speech is water fern?
Water fern is a noun.
What is the plural of water fern?
The plural of water fern is water ferns.

Words near water fern in the dictionary

  1. water fear
  2. water fears
  3. water feature
  4. water features
  5. water fennel
  6. water fern
  7. water ferns
  8. water fight
  9. water fights
  10. water filter
  11. water finds its level

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