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fernlike — adj. resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; as, the fernlike shadows of locust leaves. Syn: ferny. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fernlike — adjective see fern … New Collegiate Dictionary
fernlike — adj. resembling a fern … English contemporary dictionary
fernlike — adjective resembling ferns especially in leaf shape the ferny shadows of locust leaves • Syn: ↑ferny • Similar to: ↑ferned, ↑ferny • Derivationally related forms: ↑fern ( … Useful english dictionary
cycadophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of a diverse collection of mostly extinct primitive gymnospermous plants. They probably had their origins among the progymnosperms of the Devonian Period (416 to 359 million years ago), possibly among a… … Universalium
gymnosperm — gymnospermism, n. /jim neuh sperrm /, n. Bot. a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad. Cf. angiosperm. [1820 30; < NL gymnospermae name of type. See GYMNO , SPERM] * * * Any woody plant that reproduces… … Universalium
seed fern — any of various plants of the order Lyginopteridales (or Cycadofilicales), known only as fossils, having fernlike leaves and reproducing by means of seeds. Also called pteridosperm. [1925 30] * * * ▪ plant loose confederation of seed plants… … Universalium
silk oak — noun any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering • Hypernyms: ↑grevillea • Hyponyms: ↑red flowered silky oak, ↑Grevillea banksii, ↑silver oak, ↑Grevillela parallela, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweet fern — noun 1. mat forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia • Syn: ↑common polypody, ↑adder s fern, ↑wall fern, ↑golden maidenhair,… … Useful english dictionary
crown vetch — a plant, Coronilla varia, of the legume family, native to the Old World, having clusters of pink flowers and used to prevent erosion on banked roadsides. Also called axseed. [1895 1900] * * * Vigorous trailing legume (Coronilla varia), native to… … Universalium
