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FLOATING FERN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

Synonyms:

Ceratopteris pteridioides; floating fern; water sprite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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:

Pantropical aquatic fern

Synonyms:

Ceratopteris thalictroides; floating fern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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