nephrolepis [ˌnɛfrəˈliːpɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae Also called ladder fern Boston fern
[New Latin, from Greek nephros kidney + lepis scale (from the shape of the indusium)]
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| Noun | 1. |  Nephrolepis - small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceaefern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies family Oleandraceae, Oleandraceae - one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems sword fern - any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed |
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