Noun: bristle fern bri-sul furn
- Any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
"The bristle fern clung to the bark of an old tree";
- filmy fern
Derived forms: bristle ferns
Type of: fern
Part of: genus Trichomanes, Trichomanes
Encyclopedia: Bristle fern