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Noun: bristle fern  bri-sul furn
  1. Any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
    - filmy fern

Derived forms: bristle ferns

Type of: fern

Part of: genus Trichomanes, Trichomanes

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