Noun 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;




• filmy fern(n = noun.plant) film fern - any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves;