Noun: king fern king furn
- Fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
"The king fern thrives in the humid conditions of tropical rainforests";
- crepe fern, Todea barbara
- Large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
"king ferns can grow up to six feet tall in wetland areas";
- royal fern, royal osmund, ditch fern, French bracken, Osmunda regalis
Derived forms: king ferns
Type of: fern, flowering fern, osmund
Part of: genus Todea, Todea
Encyclopedia: King fern