Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Abounding in or overgrown with ferns.
- Resembling or of the nature of a fern.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Abounding in ferns.
- adjective resembling a fern; fernlike.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to
ferns - adjective Like a fern, having the shape or feel of a fern.
- adjective Covered in
ferns .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective abounding in or covered with ferns
- adjective resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
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Examples
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This great little plant is a ferny-leaved version of cilantro.
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Beneath the trees grow clumps of pale cardamine andwild geranium, fragrant blue phlox, ferny gold corydalis, maroon trilliums, and dainty clumps of wild wood violets.
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This is a crab apple of incredible delicacy, with amber fruits no larger than currants and delicate ferny foliage that turns buttery yellow when the chill of the season takes a hold.
Conkers, crab apples, quince and elder: raiding autumn's larder Dan Pearson 2010
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This great little plant is a ferny-leaved version of cilantro.
Incredible Edible of the Week: cilantro ‘Delfino’ « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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I love the outdoors and adventure in general, which is another neat thing about working in Vancouver, you can do all these neat things in the ferny, mossy woods.
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Above on the right, Filipendula vulgaris ferny foliage is helping hold the soil of this very steep slope in place with a tap root to another hemisphere.
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Hilltop pastures and crops of potatoes contrasted with the gloominess of ferny valleys, where the white bells of leek gave off whiffs of onion which dominated the perfume of bluebells.
Country diary: Cornwall Virginia Spiers 2010
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The dropwort is a fabulous plant with evergreen ferny foliage that seems to grow in any condition.
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There were other parts of this garden that were also delightful, including The Nuttery which was a sea of light green, yellow and white flowers and ferny foliage under a plantation of Kentish cobnuts, a variety of hazel.
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A black gap of air stood between the bottom of the porch and the top of the ferny foundation.
Proudly Defying Description James Parker 2010
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