Noun: leather fern le-dhu(r) furn
- Stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
"leather ferns light up shady swamp areas";
- golden fern, Acrostichum aureum
- Widely distributed fern of tropical Southern Hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
"Leather ferns are popular in floral arrangements due to their durability";
- leatherleaf fern, ten-day fern, Rumohra adiantiformis, Polystichum adiantiformis
Derived forms: leather ferns
Type of: fern
Part of: Acrostichum, genus Acrostichum, genus Rumohra, Rumohra