ribbon fern

noun

1

: a fern of the genus Vittaria having grasslike fronds

2

: a commonly cultivated Asiatic fern (Pteris serrulata) naturalized in tropical America

3

: an Australian adder's-tongue (Ophioglossum pendulum)

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