chain fern

See also: chainfern

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Noun

chain fern (plural chain ferns)

  1. A fern of any of several species of two genera, in different families:
    1. Woodwardia, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
    2. Tmesipteris, native to the South Pacific, also called fork ferns.
      Synonym: hanging fork fern

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