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nephrolepis
/ ˌnɛfrəˈliːpɪs /
noun
- any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae Also calledladder fernBoston fern
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nephrolepis1
New Latin, from Greek nephros kidney + lepis scale (from the shape of the indusium)
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