NOUN | plant | Nephrolepis, genus Nephrolepis | small genus of tropical ferns |
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Meaning | small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae. | |
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Synonym | genus Nephrolepis | |
Member of | Oleandraceae, family Oleandraceae | One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems |
Members | sword fern | Any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed |
Broader | fern genus | genera of ferns and fern allies |
Spanish | genus nephrolepis, nephrolepis | |
Catalan | genus nephrolepis, nephrolepis |
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