nephrolepis

/ (ˌnɛfrəˈliːpɪs) /

noun

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 called: ladder fern, Boston fern

Word Origin for nephrolepis

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

Words nearby nephrolepis

nephrogenetic, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, nephrogenous, nephrogram, nephroid, nephrolepis, nephrolith, nephrolithiasis, nephrolithotomy, nephrology, nephrolysis