BOSTON FERN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant

Synonyms:

Boston fern; Nephrolepis exaltata; Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Boston fern" is a kind of...):

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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