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Definition of Bristle fern
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Genus Trichomanes, Trichomanes
Specialized synonyms: Hare's-foot Bristle Fern, Trichomanes Boschianum, Killarney Fern, Trichomanes Speciosum, Kidney Fern, Trichomanes Reniforme
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Literary usage of Bristle fern
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1. A History of British Ferns by Edward Newman (1854)
"bristle fern, (halj the natural size). Genus. — TRICHOMANES. All the veins
prominent, wiry ; midvein distinct; lateral veins branched; the anterior branch ..."
2. Where to Find Ferns: With a Special Chapter on the Ferns Round London by Francis George Heath (1885)
"THE bristle fern. Trichomanes radicans. (Plate IX., Fig. r, page 65.) LENGTH OF
FROND.—Six inches to a foot and a half. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"One of the ferns, specimens of which we were most desirous to obtain, was the
Trichomanes, or bristle fern. This exceedingly beautiful plant, ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"One of the ferns, specimens of which we were most desirous to obtain, was the
Trichomanes, or bristle fern. This exceedingly beautiful plant, ..."
5. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Mohr (1901)
"bristle fern. Abont 90 species, in the tropical and warmer temperate regions of
... PETERS'S bristle fern. Chap. Fl. 597. Eaton, Ferns NA 1:183, t. 24, /. ..."
6. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants by William Withering, William Macgillivray (1837)
"BRISTLE-FERN. Sori oblong or roundish, terminal, imbedded in the margin, or
segment of ... Bristle-fern. Frond thrice pinnatifid, smooth; segments linear, ..."
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