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noun
Any fern in the genus Nephrolepis, typically with long, straight-sided fronds shaped like a two-edged sword, and widely grown as houseplants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Some ferns in the genus Polystichum which look like the typical Nephrolepis sword ferns.
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noun
any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fern
Narrower terms: Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis, basket fern, toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata
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