bird's nest fern

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   tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches

   SynonymsAsplenium nidus

   Broaderfern

   Part ofAsplenium

Questions about bird's nest fern

What does bird's nest fern mean?

bird's nest fern means "tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches".

What is another word for bird's nest fern?

Close synonyms include Asplenium nidus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bird's nest fern a common word?

bird's nest fern is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.