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resurrection fern

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resurrection fern
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An epiphytic, creeping American fern (Polypodium polypodioides) of warm regions, having fronds that curl up and appear dead in prolonged dry weather and expand under moist conditions.
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Noun1.resurrection fern - fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy belowresurrection fern - fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
gray polypody, grey polypody, Polypodium polypodioides
polypody - any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium
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As we approached the narrow Venetian Canal that would take us from Lake Virginia to Lake Maitland, our captain made us aware of all the interesting vegetation growing alongside the canal: Egyptian papyrus, Spanish moss (an airplant and not a parasite), the Princess flower, colourful bougainvilleas and resurrection fern.
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