Meaning of Wilson's filmy fern | Babel Free

Definitions

Hymenophyllum wilsonii, a fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae, the filmy ferns.

uncountable

Examples

“Here it was that the Lastrea Fœnisecii was growing in such luxuriance; and in the very cave of which it was the gate keeper I found Wilson's Filmy-Fern, clothing the moist sides as a curtain.”

“Parsley fern is plentiful on the higher hills, Wilson's filmy fern is common in sub-alpine glens, and moonwort, adder's tongue, hart's tongue and, very rarely, the royal fern are also to be got.”

“Thankfully Wilson's filmy fern has survived in many sheltered and humid places, including these Borrowdale rainforests.”

CEFR level