Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sword fern

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: sword fern
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fern in the genus Nephrolepis, typically with long, straight-sided fronds shaped like a two-edged sword, and widely grown as houseplants.

noun

Some ferns in the genus Polystichum which look like the typical Nephrolepis sword ferns.

Inflected Forms

sword ferns (plural)

Questions

What does sword fern mean?: Any fern in the genus Nephrolepis, typically with long, straight-sided fronds shaped like a two-edged sword, and widely grown as houseplants.

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