walking leaf

American  

noun

1. leaf insect.

2. walking fern.

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Etymology

Origin of walking leaf

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Poison ivy is on every hand, in these tangled woods, with ferns of many varieties—chiefly maidenhair, walking leaf, and bladder.

From Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo by Thwaites, Reuben Gold

The bladder fern is propagated in part from its bulblets, while the walking leaf bends over to the earth and roots at the tip.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry