fern

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fern /fɜːn $ fɜːrn/ noun [countable]  HBPa type of plant with green leaves shaped like large feathers, but no flowers 蕨类植物，羊齿植物 →4  See picture of 见图 FLOWER —ferny adjective

Examples from the Corpus

fern• Hairy tongues like fat black ferns spilled out of them, shivering in the draught of their passing.• I let myself out through the side gate and washed my fingers off on a faucet beside the Boston ferns.• And there are people who leave the track while trying to gather a few ferns.• In general, ferns like organically enriched, moist but well-draining soil on the acid side.• The air smelled of the black soil brought down from the mountains to make Tia Mimi s giant ferns grow tall.• And if you have partial sun, holly fern would be a good choice, as would dwarf gardenias.• Several rare ferns grow on the steep banks of the burn where it runs into the lake.• Description: This aquatic water fern is a rosette plant which has dense, fibrous roots.Origin fern Old English fearn

fern nounChinese  

like shaped with type large a plant Corpus green of leaves

fern
fern /fɜːn $ fɜːrn/ noun [countable]a type of plant with green leaves shaped like large feathers, but no flowers
—ferny adjective

fernBrE /fɜːn/ 🔊NAmE /fɜːrn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable]

a plant with large delicate leaves and no flowers that grows in wet areas or is grown in a pot. There are many types of fern. 蕨；蕨类植物▸ ferny BrE /ˈfɜːni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɜːrni/ 🔊 adjective