tree fern (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds
def found especially in Australia and New Zealand
def chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
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Hypernym fern
Hyponym silver tree fern, sago fern, black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris; soft tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica; Scythian lamb, Cibotium barometz; thyrsopteris, Thyrsopteris elegans; angiopteris, giant fern, Angiopteris evecta
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Hyponym fern
Hypernym silver tree fern, sago fern, black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris; soft tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica; Scythian lamb, Cibotium barometz; thyrsopteris, Thyrsopteris elegans; angiopteris, giant fern, Angiopteris evecta

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