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fernlike

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: F ER1 N L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Resembling a fern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferny, pteridoid

Antonyms: unfernlike

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

resembling ferns especially in leaf shape

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the ferny shadows of locust leaves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferny

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fern Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English fernlike From fern + -like.