Term: lip fern: any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semiarid temperate or tropical regions
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: amine: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
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: bloomer: a flower that blooms in a particular way
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: ladder-back: a chair with a ladder-back
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: acrasiomycetes: cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista
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: blunder: an embarrassing mistake
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: carabiner: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
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: business life: a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities
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: crampon: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
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: pro-choice faction: those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
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: table wine: wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal