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sword fern
sword fernn.1. Any of various ferns of the genus Nephrolepis, including the Boston fern, having long, narrow fronds.2. Any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum, especially P. munitum, native to western North America and having long, dark green fronds.sword fern n (Plants) any of numerous ferns having sword-shaped fronds Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sword fern - any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developedfern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by sporesgenus Nephrolepis, Nephrolepis - small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in PolypodiaceaeBoston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis - a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplantbasket fern, Nephrolepis pectinata, toothed sword fern - tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil |
sword fern
Related to sword fern: deer fernWords related to sword fernnoun any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developedRelated Words- fern
- genus Nephrolepis
- Nephrolepis
- Boston fern
- Nephrolepis exaltata
- Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
- basket fern
- Nephrolepis pectinata
- toothed sword fern
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