Hand Fern (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The hand fern is commonly found growing on tree trunks in the warm tropical rainforests of Central and South America.
- Its beautiful coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds give the hand fern its visually striking appearance.
- Hand ferns have large rounded leaf bases that resemble a human hand.
- The specific tropical conditions it requires make the hand fern a challenging plant to cultivate in greenhouses outside its native region.
- The rare hand fern can be quite expensive for collectors due to difficulties in exporting and importing the specimen from tropical countries.