floating fern
n 1: pantropical aquatic fern [syn: Ceratopteris thalictroides]
2: aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
[syn: water sprite, Ceratopteris pteridioides]
3: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United
States to tropical America; naturalized in western and
southern Europe [syn: mosquito fern, Carolina pond fern,
Azolla caroliniana]