hart's-tongue fern meaning and definition

HART'S-TONGUE FERN noun

Definition of hart's-tongue fern (noun)

1. tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
   • synonyms: hart's-tongue, Olfersia cervina, Polybotria cervina, Polybotrya cervina
2. Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
   • synonyms: Asplenium scolopendrium, hart's-tongue, Phyllitis scolopendrium
3. common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay
   • synonyms: cow-tongue fern, Florida strap fern