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resurrection fern
noun
- a drought-resistant, evergreen, epiphytic fern, Polypodium polypodioides, of subtropical to tropical America, appearing to be a ball of coiled, dead leaves in the dry season but reviving with moisture.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resurrection fern1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Its forests are dominated by wind-tortured live oaks draped with Spanish moss and greened by resurrection fern, gnomish and ceaselessly amazing.
From The Guardian
Up above, on the sloping branches of oak trees, whiskery bromeliads, Spanish moss and the gray fronds of resurrection fern tangled in a miniature jungle all their own.
From New York Times
In 1997, the resurrection ferns were taken into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to observe their resurrection in zero gravity.
From The Guardian
Sip your evening sherry on the wraparound porch, under 150-year-old oaks covered with resurrection ferns.
From Southern Living
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