floating fern

1. 1.

   pantropical aquatic fern

   SynonymsCeratopteris thalictroides

   Broaderaquatic fern

   Part ofCeratopteris
2. 2.

   aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

   Synonymswater spriteCeratopteris pteridioides

   Broaderaquatic fern

   Part ofCeratopteris
3. 3.

   small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

   Synonymsmosquito fernCarolina pond fernAzolla caroliniana

   Broaderaquatic fern

   Part ofAzolla

Questions about floating fern

What does floating fern mean?

floating fern means "pantropical aquatic fern". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for floating fern?

Close synonyms include Ceratopteris thalictroides, water sprite, Ceratopteris pteridioides, mosquito fern, Carolina pond 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 floating fern a common word?

floating 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.