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OLEANDER FERN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia
Synonyms:
oleander fern; Oleandra mollis; Oleandra neriiformis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oleander fern" is a kind of...):
fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)
Holonyms ("oleander fern" is a member of...):
genus Oleandra; Oleandra (or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns)