hare's-foot fern

noun

plural hare's-foot ferns

1

: a fern (Davallia canariensis) of the Canary Islands and Madeira having a soft gray hairy rootstock

2

: an Australian fern (Davallia pyxidata)

3

: a bristle fern (Trichomanes boschianum)

4

: serpent fern

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