sword fern (n)

n13204826

type n
lex_filenum 20
def any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
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Hypernym fern
Member holonym Nephrolepis, genus Nephrolepis
Hyponym Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis; basket fern, toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata
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Hyponym fern
Member meronym Nephrolepis, genus Nephrolepis
Hypernym Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis; basket fern, toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata

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