Fern

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	FERN	SY	[n. -S] · a flowerless vascular plant - FERNLESS FERNLIKE [a.]
—	BRAKE	DS	[v. BRAKED, BRAKING, BRAKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] Any fern in the genus Pteris.
—	BRAKY	—	[a. BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] · abounding in shrubs or ferns
—	FERNS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of fern
—	FERNY	—	[a. FERNIER, FERNIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to ferns.
—	FROND	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
—	NARDOO	S	[n. -DOOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.
—	ACROGEN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
—	BRACKEN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
—	BRAKIER	—	[a. BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] · abounding in shrubs or ferns
—	FERNERY	—	[n. -ERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
—	FERNIER	—	[a. FERNIER, FERNIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to ferns.
—	OSMUNDA	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
—	WOODSIA	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the genus Woodsia of ferns.
—	BRACKENS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
—	BRAKIEST	—	[a. BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] · abounding in shrubs or ferns
—	FERNIEST	—	[a. FERNIER, FERNIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to ferns.
—	FERNLESS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Lacking ferns.
—	FERNLIKE	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling a fern.
—	INDUSIUM	—	[n. -SIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.
—	MOONWORT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.
—	OSMUNDAS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
—	POLYPODY	—	[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
—	RAMENTUM	—	[n. -TA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns
—	WOODFERN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.
—	WOODSIAS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the genus Woodsia of ferns.
—	ACROGENIC	—	[a.] · Derivative of acrogen «any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem»
—	APOGAMOUS	—	[a.] · Derivative of apogamy «a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes»
—	CIRCINATE	—	[a.] · © rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns
—	CRYPTOGAM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
—	FERNERIES	—	[n. -ERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
—	HOMOSPORY	—	[n. -RIES] · Derivative of homosporous «(of most ferns and some other spore-bearing plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous»
—	HORSETAIL	S	[n. -S] · © a leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns
—	OSMUNDINE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The roots of ferns of the genus Osmunda, used in growing orchids etc.
—	PROTHALLI	A	[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~. / ----- { prothallium prothallus § prothalli prothallia prothalluses }
—	RHIZOIDAL	—	[a.] · Derivative of rhizoid «any of various slender hairlike structures that function as roots in the gametophyte generation of mosses, ferns, and related plants»
—	SPORANGIA	L	[n. -GIA] · © a spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc~.
—	SPOROPHYL	LS	[n. -S] · Derivative of sporophyll «a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing plants that bears the sporangia» / ----- { sporophyl sporophyll § sporophylls sporophyls }
—	STIPITATE	—	[a.] · © supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants
—	WOODFERNS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.
—	HORSETAILS	—	[n. -S] · © a leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns
—	MAIDENHAIR	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
—	OSMUNDINES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The roots of ferns of the genus Osmunda, used in growing orchids etc.
—	POLYPODIES	—	[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
—	PROTHALLUS	—	[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~. / ----- { prothallium prothallus § prothalli prothallia prothalluses }
—	PROTOSTELE	S	[n. -S] · a simple type of stele with a central core of xylem surrounded by a cylinder of phloem: occurs in most roots and the stems of ferns, etc~.
—	SPLEENWORT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
—	SPORANGIUM	—	[n. -GIA] · © a spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc~.
—	SPOROPHYLL	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
—	SPOROPHYLS	—	[n. -S] · Derivative of sporophyll «a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing plants that bears the sporangia» / ----- { sporophyl sporophyll § sporophylls sporophyls }
—	ANTHERIDIAL	—	[a.] · Derivative of antheridium «the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids~»
—	ANTHERIDIUM	—	[n. -DIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
—	CATADROMOUS	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
—	CIRCINATELY	—	[b.] · Derivative of circinate «(botany) (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre»
—	DICTYOSTELE	S	[n. -S] · (botany) a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
—	GAMETOPHORE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
—	HETEROSPORY	—	[n. -RIES] · Derivative of heterosporous «(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores Compare homosporous»
—	HOMOSPORIES	—	[n. -RIES] · Derivative of homosporous «(of most ferns and some other spore-bearing plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous»
—	HOMOSPOROUS	—	[a.] · (of most ferns and some other spore-bearing plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous
—	MAIDENHAIRS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.
—	PROTOSTELES	—	[n. -S] · a simple type of stele with a central core of xylem surrounded by a cylinder of phloem: occurs in most roots and the stems of ferns, etc~.
—	PROTOSTELIC	—	[a.] · Derivative of protostele «a simple type of stele with a central core of xylem surrounded by a cylinder of phloem: occurs in most roots and the stems of ferns, etc~»
—	PTERIDOLOGY	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes.
—	SPLEENWORTS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
—	SPOROPHYLLS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
—	DICTYOSTELES	—	[n. -S] · (botany) a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
—	PROTHALLUSES	—	[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~. / ----- { prothallium prothallus § prothalli prothallia prothalluses }
—	PTERIDOPHYTE	S	[n. -S] · (in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta~, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, and leaves: includes the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. In modern classifications these plants are placed in separate phyla
—	PTERIDOSPERM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
—	SPERMATOZOID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.
—	TRACHEOPHYTE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
—	FIBROVASCULAR	—	[a.] · © containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular
—	HETEROSPORIES	—	[n. -RIES] · Derivative of heterosporous «(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores Compare homosporous»
—	PTERIDOLOGIES	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes.
—	PTERIDOLOGIST	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes.
—	PTERIDOPHYTES	—	[n. -S] · (in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta~, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, and leaves: includes the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. In modern classifications these plants are placed in separate phyla
—	PTERIDOSPERMS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
—	PTERIDOLOGICAL	—	[a.] · Derivative of pteridology «the branch of botany concerned with the study of ferns and related plants»
—	SPORANGIOPHORE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
—	SPORANGIOPHORES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).

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