Trichomanes

n.

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(Bot.) Any fern of the genus Trichomanes. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States.

Noun

1.

Trichomanes - bristle ferns; kidney ferns Synonyms: genus Trichomanes

bristle fern, family Hymenophyllaceae, fern genus, filmy fern, genus Trichomanes, Hymenophyllaceae