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Definition of
fern noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
fern
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
fərn
/
/
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
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a plant with large delicate leaves and no flowers that grows in wet areas or is grown in a pot. There are many types of
ferns
.
ferny
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