ferny
1
7.2
Covered with many long thin green plants that have divided leaves
- adjective
- /ˈfɜrni/
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- She had cultivated a hedge of tall, ferny plants at the edge of the flagstone floor, and they cast a soft, dappled light over her as she sat at a lapidary grinder.
Examples
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The forest trail was lined with ferny undergrowth, creating a lush green environment.
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During our hike, we discovered a ferny clearing filled with vibrant shades of green.
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So usually there's a nice stand of like ferny looking green right back in here.
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It was ferny and damp, strewn with boulders and pine straw.
Fiction book (1998) -
The garden featured a ferny landscape with multiple species of ferns thriving in the shade.
Synonyms
1
6.9
A plant that has long divided leaves like a fern or palm
focuses on areas mainly covered by ferns rather than all frond plants
ferned
vsferny
1
8.5
Covered with many low green plants that have feather-like leaves
has identical meaning but is a different word form
9.9
Land that has thick low plants like brambles and ferns
means areas mainly covered by ferns rather than general dense undergrowth
How Ferny
Surface Forms
ferny positive
Morphology
Etymology
Ferny comes from the plant name fern plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So ferny describes a place that is 'full of ferns' or covered with ferns.