nephrolepis

/ (ˌnɛfrəˈliːpɪs) /


noun
  1. any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae: Also called: ladder fern, Boston fern

Origin of nephrolepis

1
New Latin, from Greek nephros kidney + lepis scale (from the shape of the indusium)

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