nephrolepis

/ (ˌnɛfrəˈliːpɪs) /

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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 PolypodiaceaeAlso called: ladder fern, Boston fern

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Word Origin for nephrolepis

New Latin, from Greek nephros kidney + lepis scale (from the shape of the indusium)

Words nearby nephrolepis

nephrite, nephritic, nephritis, nephro-, nephroblastoma, nephrolepis, nephrolith, nephrolithotomy, nephrology, nephron, nephropathy

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