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PRONUNCIATION OF SWORD FERN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWORD FERN

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Sword fern is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SWORD FERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sword fern

Sword fern is a common name for several ferns and may refer to: ▪ Nephrolepis, a tropical genus of ferns, especially: ▪ Nephrolepis exaltata, commonly cultivated as a houseplant, including the Boston fern ▪ Polystichum, a cosmopolitan genus of ferns, especially: ▪ Polystichum munitum, native to western North America...

Definition of sword fern in the English dictionary

The definition of sword fern in the dictionary is any of numerous ferns having sword-shaped fronds.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWORD FERN

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sword and sorcery
sword arm
sword bayonet
sword belt
sword cane
sword dance
sword dancer
sword dancing
sword fight
sword grass
sword knot
sword lily
Sword of Damocles
sword-point
sword-swallower
swordbearer
swordbill
swordcraft
sworder

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWORD FERN

asparagus fern
beech fern
black tree fern
Boston fern
coral fern
deer fern
fern
grape fern
king fern
lady fern
maidenhair fern
male fern
marsh fern
oak fern
royal fern
shield fern
silver fern
soft tree fern
staghorn fern
sweet fern
tree fern

Synonyms and antonyms of sword fern in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sword fern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWORD FERN

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The translations of sword fern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sword fern» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剑蕨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helecho espada
570 millions of speakers

English

sword fern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तलवार फर्न
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السيف السرخس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меч папоротник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espada samambaia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তলোয়ার ফেনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fougère épée
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Translator English - Malay

Paku paku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwert Farn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

剣シダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼 펀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pedhang paku
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gươm dương xỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாள் ஃபெர்ன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तलवार फर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kılıç eğreltiotu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spada felce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miecz paproci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

меч папороть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sabie ferigă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ξίφος φτέρη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

swaard varing
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

svärd ormbunke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sverd bregne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sword fern

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWORD FERN»

The term «sword fern» is normally little used and occupies the 123.257 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sword fern

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWORD FERN»

Discover the use of sword fern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sword fern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Florida Gardener's Guide
Nephrolepis cordifolia, the Tuber Sword Fern, is more controlled in the landscape , with shorter fronds and smaller, regular pinnae. (GBT) Other Name Giant Sword Fern Bloom Period and Color Year-round foliage Mature Height × Spread 5 to ...
Tom MacCubbin, Georgia B. Tasker, 2002
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Ethnobotany of Western Washington
Sword Fern. Chehalis sa'xalum Cowlitz tsli'mai17 Green River sxa xltc Klallam pilapilaxiltc Lummi s'xe'lem Makah pllpla'bupt; totoqwa's, "roots above the ground " Quileute pila'pila'bupt;" ts'ikwi', roots; tsato'tsa, younggrowth; pla'pla, all ferns ...
Erna Gunther, 1973
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Invasive Plants: A Guide to Identification, Impacts, and ...
NAME AND FAMILY Erect sword fern, tuberous sword fern, fishbone fern ( Nephrolepis cordifolia [L.] Presl.) and Asian sword fern (N. multiflora [Roxb.] Jarrett ex Morton); wood fern family (Dryopteridaceae). They can be easily confused with the ...
Sylvan Ramsey Kaufman, Wallace Kaufman, 2013
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, ...
Yoruba: omu ebe N. auriculata (L.) Trimen English: giant fishbone fern, large sword fern, broad sword fern, giant sword fern Japan: ho-bi-kanju (bi = tail) Niue Island: kohuku tane N. biserrata (Sw.) Schott English: broad sword fern Congo: ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia
See ferns. acuminata 2 '-3' Zone 10 Java Sword Fern This fern is native to Malaya and has fronds 1 ft. wide. It is sometimes used in conservatories, producing many runners, biserrata 4$' Zone 10 Purplestalk Sword Fern With drooping or ...
Donald Wyman, 1986
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Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
Botanical Description The Sword Fern is a perennial with stout, fleshy, scaled rhizomes. The fronds are coarse, stiffly erect, dark green, clumped and evergreen . They vary in length, depending on habitat, but in forested areas average 60 cm.
Nancy J. Turner, 1995
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Field Guide to the Cascades & Olympics
COMMON FERN FAMILY (POLYPODIACEAE) Common sword fern, Polystichum iminitum. Fronds evergreen, pinnate, L 8"-60", swordlike; stipes and rachises densely brown-scaly; pinnae asymmetrical, undivided, with scaly midrib and ...
Rob Sandelin, 2004
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Southern Sun: A Plant Selection Guide
Whenever you've got the hose handy, Nephrolepis obliterata Also sold as Kimberly Queen sword fern, Australian sword fern, Nephrolepis cordifolia GETTING ACQUAINTED Annual bedding plant; may overwinter regularly in frost- free areas or ...
Jo Kellum, 2008
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Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-help ...
Self-help Suggestions for Rural Entrepreneurs Margaret G. Thomas, David R. Schumann. FERN: DESCRIPTION: "Sword" fern is the most commonly bought variety of fern, however, discuss the possibility of other kinds with the buyer for there ...
Margaret G. Thomas, David R. Schumann, 1993
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Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
The name is from the Greek poly (many) and stichos (row), because the sori of some species develop in several rows. The membranous indusium arises from the center of the sori. 1. Sword Fern (P. imbricans)— Look for this species in rocky ...
Ray S. Vizgirdas, Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWORD FERN»

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Forest ferns feeling effects of drought
SANTA CRUZ >> Beneath California's iconic towering redwoods, ferns carpet the forest floor. The Western sword fern is the most common plant in the coastal ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Last fern standing: Fairchild helps rescue South Florida's …
Native ferns, before the introduction of invasive ornamentals like sword fern, were once ubiquitous in South Florida, inspiring an avid following among admirers ... «Miami Herald, Jun 15»
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Exotic plant show, sale planned at Los Angeles Arboretum
The International Fern Society's fern and exotic plant show and sale will be ... or sword fern and the ground cover variety Selaginella kraussiana or moss fern. «Redlands Daily Facts, Jun 15»
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Gardening expert Ciscoe answers viewer's questions
Boston Ferns are indoor house plants but there's a great outdoor fern that's native here called Sword Fern. A lot of nurseries carry it but call around just to be ... «KING5.com, May 15»
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Incorporating Ferns
Hardy ferns, as opposed to those wonderful lush tropical ferns that are available in .... Sword Ferns — Macho Fern (Nephrolepis biserrate) — 'Macho' ferns, also ... «Columbiametro, Apr 15»
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Foodie Dare: Eat Fiddlehead Ferns This Spring
Lady ferns are said to have 'hips,' in that the mature fronds taper in at the bottom, as compared to a sword fern which is widest at the base. What you harvest will ... «GoLocalPDX, Apr 15»
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Ferns are perfect for shady spots
Almost every landscape has shady areas, and ferns are a great group of plants ... leatherleaf fern (Rumohra adiantiformis), sword fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia), ... «Monroe News Star, Mar 15»
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Sword ferns can thrive in containers
Is it practical to plant ferns such as Autumn Fern and Western Sword Fern in containers? Will they grow to maturity as long as the container is big enough? «Sacramento Bee, Nov 14»
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Talking ferns
Raymond Kessler: Hardy ferns, perennial ferns, are ones that are more or less ... the Boston fern, which is really a selected cultivar from the Florida sword fern ... «Greenhouse Management, Nov 14»
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Keep your Boston ferns lovely all winter
Bostoniensis, also known as a sword fern, is a mutation of a tropical native fern shipped to Boston from Philadelphia in 1894 (or a gift from nurseryman John ... «Muscatine Journal, Oct 14»

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