ノキシノブ

noun

weeping fern; Lepisorus thunbergianus

A small evergreen fern often found growing on rocks, tree trunks, and old roofs in Japan. The name literally means 'eaves fern'.

• 古ふるい家いえの軒のき下したにノキシノブが生はえている。

  Weeping ferns are growing under the eaves of the old house.

• ノキシノブは着ちゃく生せい植しょく物ぶつで、岩いわや木きの幹みきに着つく。

  The weeping fern is an epiphyte that attaches to rocks and tree trunks.