resurrection fern

resurrection fern

noun
a drought-resistant, evergreen, epiphytic fern, Polypodium polypodioides, of subtropical to tropical America, appearing to be a ball of coiled, dead leaves in the dry season but reviving with moisture.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
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resurrection fern

noun
fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn: grey polypody
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