- Nephrolepis
- nounsmall genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae• Syn: ↑genus Nephrolepis• Hypernyms: ↑fern genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Oleandraceae, ↑family Oleandraceae• Member Meronyms: ↑sword fern
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\\nə̇ˈfräləpə̇s, neˈ-\ nounUsage: capitalized: a small genus of mainly tropical ferns (family Polypodiaceae) having large pinnate fronds, the pinnae articulated at the rachis, and the sori on the upper branches of the free veins — see sword fern* * *
nephrolepis /nef-rə-lēˈpis/nounAny fern of the genus Nephrolepis with pinnate fronds and kidney-shaped indusia, some being grown as house plantsORIGIN: Gr nephros a kidney, and lepis scale————————nephrolepis noun see separate entry• • •Main Entry: ↑nephro-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.