Boston Fern Definition

noun
A cultivated fern (Nephrolepis exaltata var. bostoniensis) with odd-pinnate leaves, used as a houseplant.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
  • Nephrolepis exaltata

Other Word Forms of Boston Fern

Noun

Singular:
Boston fern
Plural:
boston-ferns

Origin of Boston Fern

  • So called because the cultivar was first discovered in a lot of fern plants shipped to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and subsequently propagated by a local distributor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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