davallia
- noun
- Specialized
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davallia
- The davallia is often called the rabbit's foot fern because of its furry rhizomes.
Examples
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She chose a davallia to add a tropical touch to her fern collection.
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The davallia thrives in humid environments.
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Botanists studied a rare davallia species found in the tropical greenhouse.
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I bought a beautiful davallia for my living room.
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Botanists studied a rare davallia species found in the tropical greenhouse.
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The davallia is often called the rabbit's foot fern because of its furry rhizomes.
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She chose a davallia to add a tropical touch to her fern collection.
Synonyms
A fern with furry underground stems and large deeply divided green leaves
A fern with soft grey hairy roots that look like a hare's foot
Compounds
- Specialized
A fern from the Canary Islands and Madeira with feathery leaves and hairy underground stems
- Specialized
A fern with soft brown hairy stems that creep along the ground and delicate leaves
- Specialized
A feathery fern with delicate divided leaves that grows in tropical Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Davallia is the name of a group of ferns that was given in honour of the botanist Davall, so it basically means 'Davall's fern'. You can remember it because many davallia ferns are the familiar 'rabbit's foot fern' with furry, creeping roots, which explains the modern use of the name.
