SWORD FERN


Meaning of SWORD FERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1829

: any of several ferns with long narrow more or less sword-shaped fronds: as

a. : a tropical fern ( Nephrolepis exaltata ) from which the Boston fern has been developed

b. : a fern ( Polystichum munitum ) of western North America with a large fleshy rhizome

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