filmy fern

British  

noun

1. any fern of the family Hymenophyllaceae , growing in humid regions and having thin translucent leaves

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Example Sentences

Yet another filmy fern quirk springs from their lack of waxy cuticles that most plants use to seal in water.

From Scientific American

The filmy ferns, a group of epiphytic ferns that are most diverse and abundant in cloud forests, cover trees so densely that they can hide the bark beneath.

From New York Times

Of the kinds which grow on rocks and trees the most delicately beautiful are the filmy ferns, of which there are eight kinds.

From Project Gutenberg

In the bosky dells my eyes discern The feathery flakes of the filmy fern, The birds' low song in the shadows deep Lull my fancies to dreamful sleep.

From Project Gutenberg

Ferns vary in height from the diminutive filmy fern of less than an inch to the vast tree ferns of the tropics, reaching a height of sixty feet or more.

From Project Gutenberg