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sword fern

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sword fern
n.
Any of various ferns of the genus Nephrolepis, including the Boston fern, having bipinnately compound fronds and sori at the vein tips.
sword fern
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of numerous ferns having sword-shaped fronds
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Noun1.sword fern - any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
genus Nephrolepis, Nephrolepis - small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis - a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
basket fern, Nephrolepis pectinata, toothed sword fern - tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil
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The understory is rife with sword ferns, false lily-of-the-valley, miner's lettuce and cow parsnip.
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To produce the most realistic sounds, I started out on the ground, and after umpteen futile setups, I knelt in some head-high sword ferns to try once more.
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Boston or sword ferns used alone in a pot that allows them to luxuriate make stunning specimens in shady locations.
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