| floating fern 
 
 1. small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America;
 naturalized in western and southern Europe
 • Syn:
 mosquito fern, Carolina pond fern, Azolla caroliniana
 • Hypernyms:
 aquatic fern, water fern
 • Member Holonyms:
 Azolla, genus Azolla
 2. aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
 • Syn:
 water sprite, Ceratopteris pteridioides
 • Hypernyms:
 aquatic fern, water fern
 • Member Holonyms:
 Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris
 3. pantropical aquatic fern
 • Syn:
 Ceratopteris thalictroides
 • Hypernyms:
 aquatic fern, water fern
 • Member Holonyms:
 Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris
 
 
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