WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
resurrec′tion fern′, 
  1. Plant Biologya drought-resistant, evergreen, epiphytic fern, Polypodium polypodioides, of subtropical to tropical America, appearing to be a ball of coiled, dead leaves in the dry season but reviving with moisture.
  • 1905–10, American.

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