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Boston fern
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Boston fern
n.
1. A cultivar of sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata cv. Bostoniensis) having arching or drooping pinnate fronds. It is a popular houseplant.
2. Any of numerous other forms derived from the sword fern.
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Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata cv.bostoniensis
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Noun1.Boston fern - a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate frondsBoston fern - a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
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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