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GENUS NEPHROLEPIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nephrolepis mean?
• GENUS NEPHROLEPIS (noun)
The noun GENUS NEPHROLEPIS has 1 sense:
1. small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
Familiarity information: GENUS NEPHROLEPIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Nephrolepis; Nephrolepis
Hypernyms ("genus Nephrolepis" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "genus Nephrolepis"):
sword fern (any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed)
Holonyms ("genus Nephrolepis" is a member of...):
family Oleandraceae; Oleandraceae (one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)
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