fern
noun/fɜːn/
/fɜːrn/
[countable, uncountable]- a plant with large attractive leaves and no flowers that grows in wet areas or is grown in a pot. There are many types of fern.Topics Plants and treesc2Word OriginOld English fearn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch varen and German Farn.
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