Category:Trichomanes

Tri*chom"a*nes, n. Etym: [l., a kind of plant, from gr. (bot.)

Defn: 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.