Definition of Nephrolepis exaltata

1. Noun. A sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant.

Exact synonyms: Boston Fern, Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostoniensis
Generic synonyms: Sword Fern

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrolepis Exaltata

Nepalese monetary unit
Nepalese rupee
Nepali
Nepaulese
Nepenthaceae
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta hederaceae
Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium litchi
Nephelium longana
Nephelium mutabile
Nephilim
Nephite
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis exaltata (current term)
Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Nephrolepis pectinata
Nephrops
Nephrops norvegicus
Nephropsidae
Nephthys
Nephthytis afzelii
Nepidae
Neptune
Neptune's girdle
Neptunian
Neptunians
Neptunism
Neptunist

Literary usage of Nephrolepis exaltata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"... the widespread commercial varieties Nephrolepis exaltata, cordata compacta, ... is limited to the Boston fern, botanically known as Nephrolepis exaltata ..."

2. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel, Isaac Bayley Balfour (1905)
"In at least many species, as I have satisfied myself is the case in Nephrolepis exaltata, it is possible to recognize the limits of the several yearly ..."

3. Greenhouse Management: A Manual for Florists and Flower Lovers on the by Levi Rawson Taft (1898)
"BOSTON FERN (Nephrolepis exaltata ... Ferns, as a rule, do not thrive as house plants, but for this purpose, the sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) ..."

4. Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. by Massachusetts Horticultural Society, W.D. Ticknor & Co, James Englebert Teschemacher (1902)
"Still another sport of Nephrolepis exaltata was shown at the Chrysanthemum Show by John Scott, Brooklyn, NY, and named by him Nephrolepis exaltata ..."

5. Gardening in California: A Brief Treatise on the Best Methods of Cultivating by William Scrugham Lyon (1904)
"They are two of our strong growing, native brakes; Pteris Aquilina and Woodwardia Radicans and the exotic sword fern Nephrolepis exaltata. ..."

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