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- [furn]
- /fɜrn/
- /fɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [furn]
- /fɜrn/
Definitions of fern word
- noun fern a female given name. 1
- noun fern A flowerless plant that has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces by spores released from the undersides of the fronds. Ferns have a vascular system for the transport of water and nutrients. 1
- noun fern plant with fronds 1
- variable noun fern A fern is a plant that has long stems with feathery leaves and no flowers. There are many types of fern. 0
- noun fern any tracheophyte plant of the phylum Filicinophyta, having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores formed in structures (sori) on the fronds 0
- noun fern any of certain similar but unrelated plants, such as the sweet fern 0
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Origin of fern
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ferne, Old English fearn; cognate with German Farn fern, Sanskrit parná feather
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Parts of speech for Fern
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fern popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fern usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fern
noun fern
- thicket — a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.
- scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- shrubbery — a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
- undergrowth — low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
- grove — Sir George, 1820–1900, English musicologist.
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