fern
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noun
(plural same or
ferns
)
a
flowerless
plant
which has
feathery
or
leafy
frond
s and
reproduce
s by
spore
s released from the undersides of the
frond
s. Ferns have a
vascular system
for the
transport
of
water
and
nutrient
s.
Class
Filicopsida
, division
Pteridophyta
.
〖集合的には不可算〗〘植〙 シダ(類)
DERIVATIVES
fernery
|ˈfərn(ə)rē| noun (plural
ferneries
)
fernlike
|ˈfərnˌlīk| adjective
ferny
|ˈfərnē| adjective
ORIGIN
Old English
fearn
, of
West Germanic
origin; related to
Dutch
varen
and
German
Farn
.