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fernery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: F ER1 N ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An area naturally abundant in ferns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fern Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English fernery From fern + -ery.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: ceapach raithní — specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns
  • Macedonian: па́прадник (pápradnik) — area naturally abundant in ferns
  • Macedonian: папра́диште (paprádište) — area naturally abundant in ferns