Tri*chom"a*nes (?), n. [L., a kind of plant,
from Gr. &?;.] (Bot.) 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.
Tri*chom"a*nes (?), n. [L., a kind of plant,
from Gr. &?;.] (Bot.) 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.