hare's-foot fern

hare's-foot fern
/hairz"foot'/
a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds. Also called golden polypody, rabbit's-foot fern.
[1865-70]

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  • Hare's-foot fern — ( f[oo^]t f[ e]rn ). (Bot.) A species of fern ({Davallia Canariensis}) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; whence the name. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hare's-foot fern — noun either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft grey hairy rootstock • Hypernyms: ↑davallia • Hyponyms: ↑Canary Island hare s foot fern, ↑Davallia canariensis, ↑Australian hare s foot, ↑Davallia pyxidata …   Useful english dictionary

  • hare's-foot fern — geltonasis kiškiapapartis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šertvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Phlebodium aureum), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Phlebodium aureum angl. golden polypody; gold foot fern; …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Canary Island hare's foot fern — noun fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira • Syn: ↑Davallia canariensis • Hypernyms: ↑hare s foot fern • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Davallia …   Useful english dictionary

  • hare's-foot fern —   Laua e haole …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • hare's foot — /ˈhɛəz fʊt/ (say hairz foot) noun 1. a small annual, Trifolium arvense, with hairy cylindrical heads of pink flowers, widespread in temperate regions on sandy soils. 2. plants of other species thought to resemble a hare s foot, as hare s foot… …  

  • rabbit's-foot fern — noun tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium • Syn: ↑golden polypody, ↑serpent fern, ↑Phlebodium aureum, ↑Polypodium aureum • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • rabbit's-foot fern — geltonasis kiškiapapartis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šertvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Phlebodium aureum), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Phlebodium aureum angl. golden polypody; gold foot fern; …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • rabbit's-foot fern — /rab its foot /. See hare s foot fern. [1950 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • Australian hare's foot — noun a hare s foot fern of the genus Davallia • Syn: ↑Davallia pyxidata • Hypernyms: ↑hare s foot fern • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Davallia …   Useful english dictionary

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