Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of fern: "walking fern" refers to a specific species of fern known for its unique growth habit.
   • Botanical characteristic: It is characterized by having long, narrow, lance-shaped fronds (leaves) that can form new plantlets where their tips touch the ground.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The walking fern is easily identified by its rooting frond tips.
  • We found a patch of walking fern growing on the mossy limestone.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical description: The term is used precisely to refer to the species (in North America) or .
  • The walking fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum, is a classic example of vegetative reproduction in ferns.

Variants and Related Words

• Walking leaf (n): Another common name for the same plant.
  • The walking leaf is another name for the walking fern.

Synonyms

• Asplenium rhizophyllum: The scientific botanical name.
• Camptosorus rhizophyllus: An alternative scientific name.

Notes

• The name "walking fern" derives from its distinctive method of propagation, as the plant appears to "walk" across the ground as the tip of each frond roots and establishes a new plant.

Noun

1. ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip