fern

Definitions

1. A female given name.
2. Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.
3. A topographic surname.

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Examples

“Beyond here the tides are not felt, and we now entered upon a district of elevated forest, with a finer vegetation. Large trees stretch⟳ out their arms across the stream, and the steep, earthy banks are clothed with ferns and zingiberaceous plants.”

“"Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard," said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl.”

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