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NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA BOSTONIENSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis mean?
• NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA BOSTONIENSIS (noun)
The noun NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA BOSTONIENSIS has 1 sense:
1. a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
Familiarity information: NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA BOSTONIENSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA BOSTONIENSIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Boston fern; Nephrolepis exaltata; Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Hypernyms ("Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis" 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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