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noun
any of various ferns, mostly tropical and chiefly of the family Cyatheaceae, that attain the size of trees, sending up a straight trunklike stem with foliage at the summit.
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Origin of tree fern
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby tree fern
tree cricket, treed, tree diagram, tree ear, tree farm, tree fern, treefish, tree-form frame, tree frog, tree fuchsia, tree heath
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British Dictionary definitions for tree fern
tree fern
noun
any of numerous large tropical ferns, mainly of the family Cyatheaceae, having a trunklike stem bearing fronds at the top
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