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Word entry · 4 letters

fern

Best crossword clue

"Frond plant"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /fɜːn/Part of speech nounSorted efnrStarts with FEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2E3R4N

Definitions

  1. Leafy plant that reproduces by spores rather than seeds.

Word origin

From Middle English fern, from Old English fearn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn, from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather, wing; fern, leaf”), from *p(t)erH- (“fern”).

Used in a sentence

  • "Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard," said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Frond plant4 letters
02Green frond plant4 letters

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