🌿 Fern-like leaves 🌿 A fern-like plant

fernleaf

5.3

Having thin, divided leaves that look like a fern

adjective

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Many gardeners choose fernleaf varieties for their elegant, feathery foliage.

Examples

She admired the fernleaf pattern on the wallpaper, which brought a natural feel to the room.
The fernleaf plants added a soft, graceful touch to the shady corner of the garden.
The fernleaf plant adds a delicate touch to the garden.
I love the fernleaf variety of this houseplant.
The fernleaf plants added a soft, graceful touch to the shady corner of the garden.
Many gardeners choose fernleaf varieties for their elegant, feathery foliage.
She admired the fernleaf pattern on the curtains, which brought a natural feel to the room.

Synonyms

fernlike

vsfernleaf

6.3

Having leaves that are thin and divided, like a fern

emphasizes leaves are delicate and finely divided rather than just similar

ferny

vsfernleaf

6.1

Having shapes or patterns like many thin divided leaves

focuses on delicate, finely divided leaves rather than general resemblance

fronded

vsfernleaf

Specialized

6.9

A plant that has long divided leaves like a fern or palm

refers to narrow, finely divided leaf forms rather than broad leaves

fine-leaved

vsfernleaf

5.8

Having thin, narrow leaves

means specifically leaves shaped like the feathery plant not just narrow ones

fine-leafed

vsfernleaf

5.6

Having thin, divided leaves that give a delicate look

focuses on feathery division rather than only slender leaf form

How Ferny

ferned

8.5

ferny

6.1

fernleaf

5.3

fernlike

6.3

fernless

8.3

Surface Forms

fernleaf positive

Morphology

fernleaf = fern + leaf (transparent) = fern + leaf

Direct, literal combination of 'fern' and 'leaf'; the meaning follows straightforwardly from the components.

Etymology

The word fernleaf joins fern and leaf, so it literally means 'a leaf like a fern'. So, when you call a plant fernleaf, you mean its leaves are delicate and feathery, with many small parts like a fern.