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Killarney fern

Killarney fern

9.9
A large fern with long soft leaves that grows in damp shaded places in western Europe
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : helecho Killarney
  • The Killarney fern is considered one of Ireland's rarest and most treasured plants.

Examples

  • Conservation efforts have helped preserve the natural habitat of the Killarney fern in western Europe.

  • The Killarney fern thrives in moist, shaded environments.

  • Botanists traveled to remote woodlands to study the growth patterns of the Killarney fern.

  • Look at that beautiful Killarney fern over there!

  • Conservation efforts have helped preserve the natural habitat of the Killarney fern in western Europe.

  • The Killarney fern is considered one of Ireland's rarest and most treasured plants.

  • The Killarney fern thrives in moist, shaded environments.

Synonyms

Trichomanes speciosum
vsKillarney fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A large strong fern with thin see-through leaves that grows on damp rocks in western Europe

focuses on tough build and damp Irish habitat rather than fragile frond look

Surface Forms

Killarney fern singular
Killarney ferns plural

Morphology

Killarney + fern

The phrase is transparently compositional: a place-name + noun combination indicating a type or variety of fern associated with Killarney. This place-derived naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows the constituents (that Killarney is a place and what a fern is) can infer the MWE’s meaning.

Etymology

The name Killarney fern comes from Killarney, a place in western Ireland, where this large fern grows in wet, shaded woods. So, the name simply points to the plant that is found there.