cow-tongue fern

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   common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay

   SynonymsFlorida strap fernhart's-tongue fern

   Broaderstrap fern

Questions about cow-tongue fern

What does cow-tongue fern mean?

cow-tongue fern means "common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay".

What is another word for cow-tongue fern?

Close synonyms include Florida strap fern, hart's-tongue fern. 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.