Found 2 items, similar to Trichomanes.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Trichomanes Trichomanes n : bristle ferns; kidney ferns [syn: genus Trichomanes]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trichomanes Sporangiophore \Spo*ran"gi*o*phore\ (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Sporangium + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.) The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as Trichomanes), which bears the sporangia. [1913 Webster] Trichomanes \Tri*chom"a*nes\, n. [L., a kind of plant, from Gr. ?.] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Trichomanes. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States. [1913 Webster]