walking fern
a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
Origin of walking fern
1- Also called walking leaf.
Words Nearby walking fern
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How to use walking fern in a sentence
It needed only a moment's investigation to identify the leathery, tapering fronds of the walking fern.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsI find that older people as well are tempted to unwonted energy if promised a glimpse of the walking fern.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsThe Walking-Fern, Camptosorus, reduced in size, showing its fruit-dots on the veins approximated in pairs.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayNo one ever yet found the walking fern who did not have the walking fern in his mind.
Locusts and Wild Honey | John BurroughsResembles the walking fern, and its tip sometimes takes root.
The Fern Lover's Companion | George Henry Tilton
British Dictionary definitions for walking fern
a North American fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having sword-shaped fronds, the tips of which take root when in contact with the ground: family Aspleniaceae
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