#tree_fern any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
supertype: fern any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
subtype: silver_tree_fern__sago_fern__black_tree_fern__Cyathea_medullaris showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
subtype: soft_tree_fern__Dicksonia_antarctica of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates
subtype: Scythian_lamb__Cibotium_barometz Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic
subtype: thyrsopteris__Thyrsopteris_elegans a terrestrial tree fern of South America
subtype: angiopteris__angiopteri__giant_fern__giantfern__Angiopteris_evecta highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
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