亚洲网紅露点

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nephrolepis

/ 藢苍蓻蹿谤蓹藞濒颈藧辫瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. 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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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亚洲网紅露点 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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鈥淔or 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.鈥

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Great business is done in bulbs鈥攎ostly imported from Holland鈥攕tove and greenhouse plants, hardy perennials, orchids, ferns of the 鈥渇ancy鈥 and 鈥渄agger鈥 types of Nephrolepis, and in carnations and roses.

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