Noun: tree fern tree furn
- Any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
"The majestic tree ferns towered over the forest understory"
Derived forms: tree ferns
Type of: fern
Encyclopedia: Tree fern