filmy fern

Noun filmy fern has 2 senses

• filmy fern(n = noun.plant) bristle fern - any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks; Array
is a kind of fern
is a member of genus trichomanes, trichomanes
has particulars: hare's-foot bristle fern, trichomanes boschianum, killarney fern, trichomanes speciosum, kidney fern, trichomanes reniforme

• filmy fern(n = noun.plant) film fern - any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves; Array
is a kind of fern
is a member of genus hymenophyllum, hymenophyllum