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basket fern

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As a noun, basket fern means tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage.

Meanings of basket fern

2 meanings

noun

  1. Tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazilplant

    Similar: toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata
  2. Giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australiaplant

    Similar: Drynaria rigidula

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Synonyms by meaning

noun: tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided …
toothed sword fernNephrolepis pectinata
noun: giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia an…
Drynaria rigidula

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