FLOATING FERN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does floating fern mean? 

• FLOATING FERN (noun)
  The noun FLOATING FERN has 3 senses:

1. pantropical aquatic fern

2. aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

3. small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

  Familiarity information: FLOATING FERN used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLOATING FERN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pantropical aquatic fern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ceratopteris thalictroides; floating fern

Hypernyms ("floating fern" is a kind of...):

aquatic fern; water fern (ferns that grow in water)

Holonyms ("floating fern" is a member of...):

Ceratopteris; genus Ceratopteris (water ferns)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ceratopteris pteridioides; floating fern; water sprite

Hypernyms ("floating fern" is a kind of...):

aquatic fern; water fern (ferns that grow in water)

Holonyms ("floating fern" is a member of...):

Ceratopteris; genus Ceratopteris (water ferns)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Azolla caroliniana; Carolina pond fern; floating fern; mosquito fern

Hypernyms ("floating fern" is a kind of...):

aquatic fern; water fern (ferns that grow in water)

Holonyms ("floating fern" is a member of...):

Azolla; genus Azolla (a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae)