COW-TONGUE FERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cow-tongue fern mean? 

• COW-TONGUE FERN (noun)
  The noun COW-TONGUE FERN has 1 sense:

1. common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay

  Familiarity information: COW-TONGUE FERN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COW-TONGUE FERN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cow-tongue fern; Florida strap fern; hart's-tongue fern

Hypernyms ("cow-tongue fern" is a kind of...):

strap fern (fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves)