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Word entry · 4 letters

fern

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"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

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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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