Definition of Nephrolepis pectinata

1. Noun. Tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil.

Exact synonyms: Basket Fern, Toothed Sword Fern
Generic synonyms: Sword Fern

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrolepis Pectinata

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

Literary usage of Nephrolepis pectinata

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

1. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"... when flowers are not plentiful, looks remarkably pretty. There is a lull one before us now, with a few fronds of Nephrolepis pectinata and of ..."

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