单词 | Boston fern |
释义 | Boston fern (once / 537242 pages) n WORD FAMILY Boston fern: Boston ferns USAGE EXAMPLESThe popular Boston fern, in spite of its name, is a tender plant that can be used as a summer-into-fall annual. Washington Post(Jul 08, 2015) Boston ferns sulking because of warm rooms and low winter humidity can be revived by a thorough soaking in a laundry tub. Washington Post(Feb 24, 2015) I tend three cats, feed a tank of fish and mist the Boston ferns in return for lodging. New York Times(Jan 02, 2015) n a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant Syn|Hyper Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis sword fern any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed |
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