BIRD'S-NEST FERN

Meaning of BIRD'S-NEST FERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbərdz-ˌnest- ]

noun

Date: 1858

: a large epiphytic spleenwort ( Asplenium nidus ) of tropical Asia and Polynesia that has large lance-shaped leaves and is often grown as a houseplant

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BIRD'S-NEST FERN — noun Date: 1858 a large epiphytic spleenwort ( Asplenium nidus ) of tropical Asia and Polynesia that has large lance-shaped …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIRD'S-NEST FERN — noun 1. : an Australian epiphytic fern ( Asplenium nidus ) frequently forming tufts in tree crotches 2. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRD'S-NEST FERN — /berrdz"nest'/ a tropical fern, Asplenium nidus, having fronds arranged in clumps resembling a bird's nest. [ 1855-60 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRD'S-NEST FERN — Pronunciation: ' b ə rdz- ˌ nest- Function: noun Date: 1858 : a large epiphytic spleenwort ( Asplenium nidus ) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIRD'S-NEST FERN — [bird's-nest fern] n (1858): a large epiphytic spleenwort (Asplenium nidus) of tropical Asia and Polynesia that has large lance-shaped leaves …
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FERN — filice
English interlingue dictionary
FERN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fearn; akin to Old High German farn ~, Sanskrit parṇa wing, leaf Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEST — Structure built by an animal as a permanent home or for bearing and rearing offspring. The social insects build systems …
Английский словарь Британика
FERN — Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering spores . Though ferns were once classified with the primitive horsetails …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
NEST — I. ˈnest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FERN — ˈfərn, ˈfə̄n, ˈfəin noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fern, ferne, from Old English fearn; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEST — (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy …
Английский словарь Webster
FERN — (n.) An order of cryptogamous plants, the Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. …
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FERN — (a.) Ancient; old. [Obs.] "Pilgrimages to . . . ferne halwes." [saints].
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FERN — (adv.) Long ago.
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NEST — ( n. ) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NEST — — nestable , adj. — nester , n. — nestlike , adj. — nesty , adj. /nest/ , n. 1. …
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FERN — /ferrn/ , n. a female given name.
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FERN — — fernless , adj. — fernlike , adj. /ferrn/ , n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, …
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BIRD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FERN — n. type of seedless nonflowering plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEST — I. ˈnest noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FERN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fearn; akin to Old High German farn fern, Sanskrit parṇa wing, leaf Date: …
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NEST — vi to build and occupy a nest. 2. nest ·vt to put into a nest; to form a nest for. …
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FERN — adv long ago. 2. fern ·adj ancient; old. "pilgrimages to ... ferne halwes." . 3. fern ·noun an order of …
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BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
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FERN — ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a flowerless vascular plant which has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEST — [nest] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG nest nest, L nidus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a bed or receptacle …
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FERN — [fern] n [ME, fr. OE fearn; akin to OHG farn fern, Skt parna wing, leaf] (bef. 12c): any of a …
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BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
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FERN
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
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NEST — nest, Nest BrE AmE nest ▷ nested ˈnest ɪd -əd ▷ nesting ˈnest ɪŋ ▷ nests nests ▶ ˈ nest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FERN — fern, Fern BrE AmE fɜːn AmE fɝːn ▷ ferns fɜːnz AmE fɝːnz
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BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
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NEST — / nest; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a hollow place or structure that a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FERN — / fɜːn; NAmE fɜːrn/ noun [ C , U ] a plant with large delicate leaves and no flowers that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
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NEST — I. nest 1 /nest/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . BIRDS a place made or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FERN — fern /fɜːn $ fɜːrn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fearn ] a type of plant …
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BIRD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FERN — n. (pl. same or ferns) any flowerless plant of the order Filicales, reproducing by spores and usu. having feathery fronds. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEST — n. & v. n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FERN — n. (pl. same or ferns) any flowerless plant of the order Filicales, reproducing by spores and usu. having feathery fronds. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
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NEST — n. & v. --n. 1. a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
FERN — n. (pl. same or ferns) any flowerless plant of the order Filicales, reproducing by spores and usu. having feathery fronds. …
Oxford English vocab
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
NEST — ( nests, nesting, nested) 1. A bird’s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FERN — ( ferns) A fern is a plant that has long stems with feathery leaves and no flowers. There are many …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
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FERN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And if you have partial sun, holly fern would be a good choice, as would …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
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BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
Cambridge English vocab
FERN — n. Any of about 10,00012,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
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BIRD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEST — n. 25B6; noun the birds built a nest : ROOST, eyrie. the animals disperse rapidly from the nest : LAIR, …
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