FERN


Meaning of FERN in English

n. (pl. same or ferns) any flowerless plant of the order Filicales, reproducing by spores and usu. having feathery fronds.

Derivatives:

fernery n. (pl. -ies). fernless adj. ferny adj.

Etymology: OE fearn f. WG

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.