fern seed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furn seed]
- /fɜrn sid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furn seed]
- /fɜrn sid/

Definitions of fern seed words

noun fern seed the spores of ferns, formerly supposed to have the power to make persons invisible. 1
noun fern seed the minute particles by which ferns reproduce themselves, formerly thought to be invisible. Possession of them was thought to make a person invisible 0
noun fern seed the dustlike spores of ferns: formerly believed to make the person who carried them invisible 0
noun fern seed (botany) The asexual, dustlike spores of a fern which resemble seeds. 0

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Origin of fern seed

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Fern seed

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fern seed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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