Synonyms for fern

Most common

bracken

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

Related words

Word family

fernbrake ferned fernlike ferny

Phrases

king fern mosquito fern adder's fern rabbit's-foot fern rustyback fern shield fern sweet fern artillery fern

Forms

Plural

ferns → brackens…

Example sentences

• bracken The moors round here are mainly covered in bracken and heather.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

bracken²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bracken² = 2 syllables).