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fern
  1. Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “If the fern is planted in a pot and kept in semi-shade or even in a place where it gets some more sunlight, you will soon find the plant spreading around.”
      “The other especially weedy fern is bracken, which also unusually for pteridophytes has vessels.”
      “Many ferns, such as false bracken, leather fern and Pteris cretica, are drought-tolerant once established.”
ferning
  1. A characteristic fern-like pattern on a slide viewed under low power on a microscope, used as a sign when testing for ovulation or the presence of amniotic fluid.
fernery
  1. A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The lily ponds up above the fernery were completely full of silt and the top end of the main lake had to be cleaned.”
      “On view is the Victorian garden, orchard, herb garden, arboretum and fernery, as well as the old mill and mill wheel.”
      “Elma has great plans for a water feature and a fernery and her enthusiasm was really infectious.”
fernticle
  1. (obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
ferndom
  1. (botany) The world of ferns; ferns collectively.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Staghorn ferns, with their antlerlike leaves, are really curios of ferndom and never fail to gain attention.”
fernticles
  1. plural of fernticle
ferneries
  1. plural of fernery
  2. Examples:
    1. “Both exotic and indigenous species were acclimatised, and specialised sections, such as rosaries, ferneries, borders, and cactus gardens, developed.”
      “My aunt especially loved the smaller fern houses, the ferneries.”
      “Essays discuss the buildings of the temperance movement, public ferneries, boathouses, motor houses, working women's housing, museums, courts and post offices.”
ferns
  1. plural of fern
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In summer its foliage matches the silvery and wine tones of painted ferns, and complements burgundy astrantias.”
      “Under our grove of old growth firs we planted 10 vine maples, 10 sword ferns, 5 evergreen huckleberries and 5 kinnikinniks.”
      “There's the blue and white of bluebells and wood anemones, celandines and sedges, orchids, and especially good ferns.”
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