Silver_fern Silver_fern

Silver fern - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Ag, Al, Am, Ar, As, At, Au, B, Be, Bi, C, Ca, Cb, Cd, Ce, Ciceronian, Cl, Cm, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Dy, E, Er

The silver fern is a species of tree fern endemic to New Zealand.

Silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) is the commonly used name for what the Maori call Punga or Ponga. The underside of the fronds have a distinctive silver colouration, which made them useful for laying along tracks for night walking.

The silver fern is used as an emblem on the clothing and marketing of many sports teams; it is used most famously as the logo of the All Blacks New Zealand rugby team.

The Silver Ferns is the name of the New Zealand netball team, world champions in 2003 in Jamaica.

The Silver Fern was the name of an express passenger train.


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