NEPHROLEPIS Definition & Meaning

nephrolepis

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any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae Also calledladder fernBoston fern

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of nephrolepis¹

New Latin, from Greek nephros kidney + lepis scale (from the shape of the indusium)

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Sword Fern, Nephrolepis exaltata: This fern provides birds with hiding areas and nesting materials.

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“For that graceful, slightly to more fully weeping look, just seeing a Nephrolepis fern in a container on a top of a pedestal brings 'Downton Abbey' to mind.”

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Great business is done in bulbs—mostly imported from Holland—stove and greenhouse plants, hardy perennials, orchids, ferns of the “fancy” and “dagger” types of Nephrolepis, and in carnations and roses.

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