film fern

1. 1.

   any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves

   Synonymsfilmy fern

   Broaderfern

   Part ofHymenophyllum

Questions about film fern

What does film fern mean?

film fern means "any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves".

What is another word for film fern?

Close synonyms include filmy 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.

Is film fern a common word?

film fern is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.