WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
golden fern n 1: tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides [syn: golden fern, Pityrogramma calomelanos aureoflava] 2: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides [syn: golden fern, leather fern, Acrostichum aureum]