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fernery

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fern·er·y  (fûrn-r)
n. pl. fern·er·ies
1. A place or container in which ferns are grown.
2. A bed or collection of ferns.

fernery [ˈfɜːnərɪ]
n pl -eries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a place where ferns are grown
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a collection of ferns grown in such a place

Fernery a collection of ferns, 1863.


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Along the foot trail which led down the side of the big canon to the intake of the water-pipe, they established their fernery.
 
 
 
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