FERNLIKE

Meaning of FERNLIKE in English

adjective see: fern

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

FERNLIKE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a fern especially in leaf shape
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FERNLIKE — adj. resembling a fern
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FERNLIKE — see fern
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SENSITIVE PLANT — Either of two plants in the pea family (see legume ) that close up their leaves and droop when touched. …
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LOCOWEED — Any of several species of poisonous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis , in the pea family (see legume …
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CROWN VETCH — Vigorous trailing legume ( Coronilla varia ), native to the Mediterranean but widely grown in temperate areas as a ground …
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TOMOPTERIS — -rə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tomos slice, section + pteris fern; from its fernlike shape — …
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THUIDIUM — th(y)üˈidēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin thuia + New Latin -idium : a widely distributed genus …
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SWEET FERN — noun 1. a. : any of several shield ferns of the genus Dryopteris b. : a common polypody ( Polypodium …
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STANGERIA — stanˈjirēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from William Stanger died 1854 English surveyor general in Natal + New Latin …
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SILK OAK — noun or silky oak : any of various Australian timber trees of the family Proteaceae (as of the genus Grevillea …
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PTEROID — ˈteˌrȯid, ˈtiˌr- adjective Etymology: pter- + -oid 1. : winglike 2. [Greek pter is fern + English -oid — more …
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MOUNTAIN MISERY — noun : a California undershrub ( Chamaebatia foliolosa ) having dark green fernlike leaves and a fragrant gummy exudate — …
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GLOSSOPTERIS — ̷ ̷ˈsäptərə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from gloss- + -pteris 1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly Permian and Triassic fossil …
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FERNY — ˈfərnē, ˈfə̄nē, ˈfəinē, -ni adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from fern + -y 1. : of or …
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FERN MOSS — noun : any of various fernlike mosses especially of the genus Thuidium
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FERNLEAF — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural fernleaf ) 1. : a delicate red alga ( Callithamnion gracillimum ) with finely divided thallus …
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FERN — ˈfərn, ˈfə̄n, ˈfəin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fern, ferne, from Old English fearn; akin …
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CHIPPED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of chip (II) of glass : having a fernlike design resulting from fine chipping induced …
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CHAMAEBATIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbāsh(ē)ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chamaibatos blackberry (from chamai- chamae- + batos blackberry) + New Latin …
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CERATOZAMIA — ˌserətōˈzāmēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cerat- + Zamia : a small genus of Mexican cycads (family Cycadaceae) …
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FILICOID — (n.) A fernlike plant.
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FILICOID — (a.) Fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.
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YARROW — /yar"oh/ , n. 1. a composite plant, Achillea millefolium, of Eurasia, having fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of whitish flowers, …
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SILK OAK — any of several Australian trees of the genus Grevillea, esp. G. robusta, having feathery, fernlike leaves and showy orange or …
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SEED FERN — any of various plants of the order Lyginopteridales (or Cycadofilicales), known only as fossils, having fernlike leaves and reproducing by …
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SAGO PALM — 1. any of several tropical Old World palms, as of the genera Metroxylon and Caryota, that yield sago. 2. a …
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QUILLWORT — /kwil"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n. any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus Isoëtes, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia …
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HERB ROBERT — pl. herbs Robert . a wild geranium, Geranium robertianum, having fernlike, scented leaves and reddish-purple flowers. Also called red shanks …
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FILICOID — noun a fernlike plant. 2. filicoid ·adj fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of reproduction.
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PREFERN — any of a group of extinct plants considered transitional between the first land plants, the psilophytes, of the Silurian and …
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