fern

[US]/fɜːn/
[UK]/fɝn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bracken plant, plant of the genus Pteridophyta.

Example Sentences

She cast a sidelong glance at Fern.

Ferns fringed the pool.

the ferns began to change shape .

Ferns grow in shady and moist places.

an unexpanded fern frond

ferns like a bright position out of direct sunlight.

this fern makes a good house plant.

fern fronds uncurling in the spring air.

delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas

she parted the ferns and looked between them.

The ultrastructure of the blepharoplast and the multilayered structure (MLS) in the fern Osmunda cinnamomea var.

At the same time, it is the key element for chypre, fern and musk rose formulas;

Ferns were the first terricolous vascular plants, and still comprise an important part of primary productivity of ecosystems.

The Kizilsu palynofloras are characterized by the dominance of coniferae, abundance of schizaeaceous ferns and presence of primitive angiospermous pollen.

A fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) of northern temperate regions, having long plumelike fronds that form a crown.

tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae.

Homosporous ferns produce sporophytes by intra gametophytic selfing, inter gametophytic mating, or apogamy.Gametangium ontogeny, genetic load, and ploidy affect the mating system of each species.

Here in the rainforest, the giant ohia lehua trees and hapuu ferns provide protective canopy to an amazingly diverse collection of plants and animals.

Characteristics: Terrestrial ferns; stipes tuft, backlish at base; young fronds pinnaye with wider pinnae, when getting older, the fronds become bipinnate or tripinnatifid with slender pinnules.

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