fan fern

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fan fern - large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus GleicheniaGleichenia flabellata, Sticherus flabellatus, umbrella fernfern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by sporesgenus Sticherus, Sticherus - umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand