FERNTICKLE

ˈfernˌtikəl noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English ferntikel, ferntikill, from fern + -tikel, -tikill, probably from Latin -ticula (as in lenticula lentil, group of freckles) — more at lentil

chiefly Scotland : freckle

• fern·tick·led -kəld adjective