transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfərn ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fearn; akin to Old High German farn fern, Sanskrit parṇa wing, leaf
Date: before 12th century
: any of a division (Filicophyta) or class (Filicopsida) of flowerless spore-producing vascular plants having alternating sporophyte and gametophyte generations ; especially : any of an order (Filicales) of homosporous plants possessing roots, stems, and leaflike fronds — compare seed fern
• fern·like -ˌlīk adjective
• ferny ˈfər-nē adjective