WordNet
resurrection fern
n. fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa [syn: gray polypody, Polypodium polypodioides]
Wikipedia
Resurrection Fern
- redirect Pleopeltis polypodioides
Usage examples of "resurrection fern".
The resurrection fern had perished, or at least had become inactive after the magic aisle left it.
If there is a person standing near the resurrection fern, he or she appears to have the face of some dear departed.