- staghorn fern - any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
--1 is a kind of fern
--1 is a member of Platycerium, genus Platycerium
--1 has particulars:South American staghorn, Platycerium andinum; common staghorn fern, elkhorn fern, Platycerium bifurcatum, Platycerium alcicorne