MASSACHUSETTS FERN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Massachusetts fern mean? • MASSACHUSETTS FERN (noun)
The noun MASSACHUSETTS FERN has 1 sense:
1. delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris
Familiarity information: MASSACHUSETTS FERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MASSACHUSETTS FERN (noun)
Meaning:
Delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Massachusetts fern; Parathelypteris simulata; Thelypteris simulata
Hypernyms ("Massachusetts fern" is a kind of...):
fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)
Holonyms ("Massachusetts fern" is a member of...):
genus Parathelypteris; Parathelypteris (terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America)
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