fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

genus Platycerium, Platycerium - often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns

Platycerium andinum, South American staghorn - fern of Peru and Bolivia

common staghorn fern, elkhorn fern, Platycerium alcicorne, Platycerium bifurcatum - commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia