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Noun: bladder fern  bla-dur furn
  1. Any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori

Derived forms: bladder ferns

Type of: fern

Part of: Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris

Encyclopedia: Bladder fern

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