HyperDic: basket_fern

English > 2 senses of the expression basket fern:
NOUNplantbasket fern, toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinatatropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage
plantbasket fern, Drynaria rigidulagiant epiphytic or lithophytic fern
English > basket fern: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil.
Synonymstoothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata
Broadersword fernAny of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
English > basket fern: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaninggiant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia.
SynonymDrynaria rigidula
Member ofDrynaria, genus Drynarialarge robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest / forest and scrub
BroaderfernAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
Spanishdrynaria rigidula, helecho de espada

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