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FERNY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abounding in or covered with ferns
Example:
the ferny undergrowth
Synonyms:
ferned; ferny
Classified under:
Similar:
braky (abounding with bracken)
fernlike; ferny (resembling ferns especially in leaf shape)
Derivation:
fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling ferns especially in leaf shape
Example:
the ferny shadows of locust leaves
Synonyms:
fernlike; ferny
Classified under:
Similar:
ferned; ferny (abounding in or covered with ferns)
Derivation:
fern (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)
