Examples of fern in a Sentence
Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Lady fern is very common across the Eastern and Central United States.
—Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
Light red fruity aromas as well as some earth and wet ferns.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The path, sometimes manicured with paving stones, sometimes a muddy track, wound through thick cloud forests and was dotted with mosses, ferns, and bromeliads.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
The destination features its Butterfly Garden with a variety of plants, Dinosaur Garden of ferns and conifers and the Endangered Species Garden devoted to the propagation and preservation of endangered plants.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024
The courses cover subjects such as how to care for citrus plants and maintain healthy soil, as well as guidance on raising more unusual plants like staghorn ferns or bonsai.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Willits, where bright green moss covers tree trunks and giant ferns unfurl along the banks of icy creeks, was settled by pioneering ranchers in the 1850s as fortune-seekers flocked to California during the Gold Rush.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The 1,200 species of plants include orchids, fruit trees, spices, ferns and philodendrons.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Old English fearn; akin to Old High German farn fern, Sanskrit parṇa wing, leaf
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Fern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fern. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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