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Ferny

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fern  (fûrn)
n.
Any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores.
[Middle English, from Old English fearn; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ferny adj.
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Adj.1.ferny - abounding in or covered with ferns; "the ferny undergrowth"
ferned
2.ferny - resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; "the ferny shadows of locust leaves"
fernlike
ferned, ferny - abounding in or covered with ferns; "the ferny undergrowth"
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