Bird's Nest Fern (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The tropical forest was teeming with exotic plant life, including a variety of bird's-nest ferns perched high above in the trees.
- The botanist spent hours searching for a bird's-nest fern, a species that was known to thrive in the warm, humid climate of the Australian rainforest.
- In the treetops, a tuft of delicate bird's-nest ferns added a touch of lush greenery to the already vibrant canopy.
- Bird's-nest ferns are epiphytes that don't harm their host trees, but rather use them as a base to form a verdant home of their own.
- After days of hiking through the jungle, the team finally spotted a stunning bird's-nest fern nestled in the crook of a towering tree branch.