fern
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1. fern - Noun
2. fern - Adjective
4. Fern - Proper noun
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Long ago.
Ancient; old. [Obs.] "Pilgrimages to . . . ferne halwes." [saints].
An order of cryptogamous plants, the Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size.
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She had said she was afraid of Perry, and she was, but was it simply Perry she feared, or was it a configuration of which he was part [...]? The eldest, the brother she loved, had shot himself; Fern had fallen out of a window, or jumped; and Perry was committed to violence, a criminal.
With a heavy heart, I turned and walked away. I knew that as long as I lived I'd never forget the two little graves and the sacred red fern.
A fern spore in the jar grew, germinated into a plant, and the terrarium was born.
Dendritic agates have fern like patterns in them formed due to the presence of manganese and iron oxides.
Above: If you dare grow a maidenhair fern (Adiantum raddianum), a humid bathroom makes a nice home.
In August storms, those dark, gnarled limbs, furred with resurrection fern, groan and lumber against the wind and rain like that Western buffalo’s slow, heavy, purposeful motion, head resolutely down, burly black shoulders rippling with strength.