Walk'ing-leaf, n.
(wawk'-), n. 1. (Bot.) A fern of the genus Camptosorus (C. rhizophyllus), found in the United States, the fronds of which taper into slender prolongations, which often root at the apex, giving rise to new fronds;—hence the name. Gray.
Sense 2. (Entom.) An insect of the genus Phyllium, found in the East Indies, the body and legs of which are very much flattened and expanded, so as to closely resemble leaves. Baird.
