: any of a division (Polypodiophyta) or class (Polypodiopsida) of flowerless spore-producing vascular plants having alternating sporophyte and gametophyte generations
especially
: any of an order (Polypodiales) of homosporous plants possessing roots, stems, and leaflike fronds compare seed fern
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Pollen from gymnosperms, such as pines, as well as ferns and flowering plants, such as grasses, herbs and palm trees, all record a clear pattern: Some forest pollen disappeared after the impact, suggesting that the regions’ vegetation changed.
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Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Fire season tends to wind down when the state gets enough heavy rainfall to dampen possible fuels such as grass, leaves, pine needles, ferns and tree moss, according to the Western Fire Chiefs Association.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
This helps push more water down its face, flowing over moss and ferns, tumbling into a crystal clear pool at the base, giving a truly picture-perfect experience.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
The brown resurrection fern that grew thick along the jagged edges of the hollow was changing to a bright green right before her eyes.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
Fire season tends to wind down when the state gets enough heavy rainfall to dampen possible fuels such as grass, leaves, pine needles, ferns and tree moss, according to the Western Fire Chiefs Association.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
This helps push more water down its face, flowing over moss and ferns, tumbling into a crystal clear pool at the base, giving a truly picture-perfect experience.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
The brown resurrection fern that grew thick along the jagged edges of the hollow was changing to a bright green right before her eyes.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fern
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“Fern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fern. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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