Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A delicate rose-colored alga, Callithamnion gracillimum.
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Examples
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She says a plant is fernleaf yarrow, I say it's tansy.
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The bluish-violet and yellow flowers of the last dwarf iris were fading but still colorful, and fernleaf peonies were in full bloom.
The Mammoth Hunters Auel, Jean M. 1985
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Other outstanding aralias in the genus include P. balfouriana (dinner plate aralia), with its 2-inch scalloped leaves; P. guilfoylei ' 'Victoriae,' a smaller, creamy-margined plant, attractively lacy and colorful; and P. filicifolia (fernleaf aralia), which features pinnately divided leaves that resemble the fronds of some ferns.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2011
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Other outstanding aralias in the genus include P. balfouriana (dinner plate aralia), with its 2-inch scalloped leaves; P. guilfoylei ' 'Victoriae,' a smaller, creamy-margined plant, attractively lacy and colorful; and P. filicifolia (fernleaf aralia), which features pinnately divided leaves that resemble the fronds of some ferns.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2011
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Other outstanding aralias in the genus include P. balfouriana (dinner plate aralia), with its 2-inch scalloped leaves; P. guilfoylei ' 'Victoriae,' a smaller, creamy-margined plant, attractively lacy and colorful; and P. filicifolia (fernleaf aralia), which features pinnately divided leaves that resemble the fronds of some ferns.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2011
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Close friend Brian and I were moved sufficiently on our journey to stop and acknowledge every memorial and to note the surprising number of crosses and upright slabs in the war cemeteries marked with a New Zealand fernleaf, with a dear lost one's name, date and rank below it.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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As its name implies, fernleaf beech has delicately cut foliage that add textural interest to the landscape.
unknown title 2009
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As its name implies, fernleaf beech has delicately cut foliage that add textural interest to the landscape.
unknown title 2009
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A hilarious story about a one-legged chicken that tried to stand on a fencepost is recounted to the delight of his guests before the spring pea soup with fernleaf lavender is brought out and the eating commences.
Stories from The Sun 2008
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