filmy fern

1. Any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds;
   Most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks (synset 112972925)
   is a type of: fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
   subtypes:

   • hare's-foot bristle fern, trichomanes boschianum - a variety of bristle fern
   • killarney fern, trichomanes speciosum - large stout fern of extreme western Europe
   • kidney fern, trichomanes reniforme - large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds
   belongs to: genus trichomanes, trichomanes - bristle ferns; kidney ferns
   same as: bristle fern
2. Any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves (synset 112972595)
   is a type of: fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
   belongs to: genus hymenophyllum, hymenophyllum - type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
   same as: film fern

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