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BOSTON FERN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
Synonyms:
Boston fern; Nephrolepis exaltata; Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Boston fern" is a kind of...):
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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