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
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