fern

noun
🔊/fɜːn/
🔊/fɜːrn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a plant with large attractive leaves and no flowers that grows in wet areas or is grown in a pot. There are many types of fern.蕨;蕨类植物
    Topics Plants and treesc2
    Word OriginOld English fearn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch varen and German Farn.