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Hart's-tongue fern

noun

Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya. Synonyms: hart's-tongue, Olfersia cervina, Polybotria cervina, Polybotrya cervina.

Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds. Synonyms: Asplenium scolopendrium, hart's-tongue, Phyllitis scolopendrium.

Common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay. Synonyms: cow-tongue fern, Florida strap fern.

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Words linked to "Hart's-tongue fern" : fern, strap fern, Polybotria cervina, genus Asplenium, Asplenium