Term: button fern: fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: conceptualism: the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: sapsago: a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: cherimoya: large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: tarmacadam: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: dinoflagellate: chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: racehorse: a horse bred for racing
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: vaginal smear: smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: subtitle: secondary or explanatory title
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: sweet cicely: fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs
Broader: fern: any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | Unrelated: sundress: a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders