rock_brake | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns | |
Related terms: | fern European_parsley_fern American_rock_brake Cryptogramma | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions | |
Synonyms: | cliffbrake cliff-brake cliff_brake | |
Related terms: | fern purple_rock_brake coffee_fern bird's-foot_fern Pellaea | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia | |
Synonyms: | American_wall_fern Polypodium_virgianum rock_polypody | |
Related terms: | polypody | |
Similar spelling: |
rock_opera rock_barnacle |