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Noun: staghorn fern
  1. Any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
    "The staghorn fern is a popular mounted epiphyte in tropical gardens"

Derived forms: staghorn ferns

Type of: fern

Part of: genus Platycerium, Platycerium

Encyclopedia: Staghorn fern