basket fern

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noun

a small, compact fern, Nephrolepis pectinata, of tropical America, often grown in hanging baskets.

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Origin of basket fern

First recorded in 1940–45

Love means never having to say you're sorry... even if it leads to a gift basket.
The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift Baskets|Emily Shire|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was this wonderful, elegant man who thought the world was going to hell in a hand basket.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure|Joe Morgenstern|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was duped into silly offensive fouls when smaller men moved in behind him as he powered toward the basket.
Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But his greatest gifts remain in the classic pivot—close in with his back to the basket.
Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If not for the writing and singing of songs, she might very well be a basket case.
Married To Mr Burns: Life, Love, And Jealousy In The Music Of Judith Owen|Lloyd Grove|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fern cases were very much in vogue some years ago, and this is really a very delightful way of cultivating the plants.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Here there was a scuffling sound in the basket, and the Roc rapped on the cover with her hard beak, and cried, "Hush!"
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Then the croupier tears open two packets of new cards, flinging the old ones into a waste-paper basket at his side.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When the days were fine, Jean in his basket assisted at the dramatic performance in the market-place.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke