HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of fern | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
fɜːn

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.

Equivalents

العربية السرخس سرخس
Azərbaycanca qıjı
Български папрат
Bosanski varen папрат
Čeština kapraď kapradina
Cymraeg rhedynen
Dansk bregne
Deutsch Farn Farnkraut
Ελληνικά φτέρη
Esperanto filiko
Español calimete helecho shapumba yogo
Euskara ira
فارسی سرخس
Suomi saniainen
Français fougère
Gaeilge raithneach
Gàidhlig raineach
עברית שרך
हिन्दी फर्न
Hrvatski varen папрат
Magyar páfrány
Հայերեն պտեր
Bahasa Indonesia paku
Íslenska burkni
Italiano felce
日本語 歯朶 羊歯
ქართული გვიმრა
Қазақша қырыққұлақ
한국어 양치류
Latina filix
Latviešu paparde
Македонски папрат
മലയാളം പന്നൽ
Bahasa Melayu paku
Nederlands varen
Polski paproć
Português feto samambaia
Română ferigă
Русский папоротник
Slovenčina papraď
Slovenščina praprot
Shqip fier
Српски varen папрат
Svenska bråken ormbunke
ไทย เฟิร์น
Tagalog pako
Türkçe eğrelti otu
Українська папороть
Tiếng Việt dương xỉ

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See fern used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free