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GOLD FERN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides
Synonyms:
gold fern; Pityrogramma chrysophylla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gold 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 ("gold fern" is a member of...):
genus Pityrogramma; Pityrogramma (terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae)