| sword fern | (n) any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed |
| basket fern | (n) tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Syn. toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata |
| sword fern | (n) any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed |
| basket fern | (n) tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil, Syn. toothed sword fern, Nephrolepis pectinata |