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Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Psilotaceae, that have leafless dichotomous stems and produce spores.
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whisk fern — ▪ genus either of the two species of the primitive fern genus Psilotum in the family Psilotaceae of the order Psilotales and the class Psilotopsida of the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants (plant)). A whisk fern has water… … Universalium
whisk fern — noun chiefly tropical clump forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots • Hypernyms: ↑fern ally • Hyponyms: ↑skeleton fork fern, ↑Psilotum nudum • Member Holonyms: ↑Psilotum, ↑genus Psilotum … Useful english dictionary
Fern ally — is a general term covering a somewhat diverse group of vascular plants that are not flowering plants and not true ferns. Like ferns, these plants disperse by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. There were originally three… … Wikipedia
fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… … Universalium
Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… … Universalium
fern ally — noun pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida • Hypernyms: ↑pteridophyte, ↑nonflowering plant • Hyponyms: ↑whisk fern, ↑horsetail, ↑club moss, ↑club moss, ↑lycopod, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Fern bar — is an American slang term for an upscale or preppy (or yuppie) bar or tavern catering to singles usually decorated with ferns or other fussy plants, as well as such decor as fake Tiffany lamps. The phrase came into common use in the late 1970s or … Wikipedia
Fern — This article is about the group of pteridophyte plants. For other uses, see Fern (disambiguation). Ferns (Pteridophyta) Temporal range: Mid Devonian[1] Recent … Wikipedia
skeleton fork fern — noun pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia • Syn: ↑Psilotum nudum • Hypernyms: ↑whisk fern … Useful english dictionary
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
