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climbing fern vs creeping fern

creeping fern vs climbing fern

climbing fern and creeping fern both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
climbing fern Yes No No No
creeping fern Yes No No No
As nouns, creeping fern is a hyponym of climbing fern; that is, creeping fern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climbing fern:
  • climbing fern: any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining
  • creeping fern: delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
climbing fern (noun) creeping fern (noun)
any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
Difference between climbing fern and creeping fern

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