filmy fern

Questions about filmy fern

What does filmy fern mean?

filmy fern means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for filmy fern?

Close synonyms include bristle fern, film 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 filmy fern a common word?

filmy 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.