1. Fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
   "spider ferns cascaded over the stone wall";
   - ribbon fern, Pteris serrulata
    
2. Asiatic fern introduced in America
   "Spider ferns spread rapidly in the garden";
   - spider brake, Pteris multifida

Derived forms: spider ferns

Type of: fern

Part of: genus Pteris, Pteris

Encyclopedia: Spider fern