hart's-tongue_fern
1. [ noun ] (botany) Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
Synonyms: Asplenium_scolopendrium Phyllitis_scolopendrium hart's-tongue
Related terms: fern Asplenium
2. [ noun ] (botany) tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
Synonyms: Olfersia_cervina Polybotrya_cervina Polybotria_cervina hart's-tongue
Related terms: fern
3. [ noun ] (botany) 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
Related terms: strap_fern