male fern

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyl furn]
- /meɪl fɜrn/
- /meɪl fɜːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl furn]
- /meɪl fɜrn/

Definitions of male fern words

noun male fern a bright-green fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, of Europe and northeastern North America. 1
noun male fern a fern, Dryopteris filix-mas, having scaly stalks and pinnate fronds with kidney-shaped spore-producing bodies on the underside: family Polypodiaceae 0
noun male fern a fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) of the Northern Hemisphere: source of an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms 0
noun male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, from which is derived a vermifuge preparation. 0

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Origin of male fern

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65

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Parts of speech for Male fern

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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male fern popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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