NEPHROLEPIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nephrolepis mean? 

• NEPHROLEPIS (noun)
  The noun NEPHROLEPIS has 1 sense:

1. small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae

  Familiarity information: NEPHROLEPIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEPHROLEPIS (noun)

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Meaning:

Small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Nephrolepis; Nephrolepis

Hypernyms ("Nephrolepis" is a kind of...):

fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "Nephrolepis"):

sword fern (any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed)

Holonyms ("Nephrolepis" is a member of...):

family Oleandraceae; Oleandraceae (one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)