Fern
Girl's leafy name
Fern is a feminine given name, evoking the woodland plant.
It was popular in the early twentieth century and has seen modest revival: Fern is the girl who saves Wilbur in Charlotte's Web. (Lowercase fern is the plant.)
name
Pertaining to women
- given namePersonal name from birth
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- botanical nameFormal plant classification term
- vintageQuality from past eras
revival · girl's name · Charlotte's Web · Wilbur · E.B. White · Rapunzel · literary
feminine
Pertaining to women
- given namePersonal name from birth
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- botanical nameFormal plant classification term
vintage · revival · girl's name · Charlotte's Web · Wilbur · E.B. White · Rapunzel · literary
plant reproduction method
Fernflowering plant
Seed-in-fruit producer
angiosperm · rose · orchid · daisy · sunflower
natural vs. artificial/industrial
Fernconcrete
Solid building mixture
metal · plastic · steel · synthetic material · asphalt
wilderness vs. urbanity
Fernconcrete
Solid building mixture
city · asphalt · skyscraper · pavement · industrial zone
- Boston fernsFeathery tropical houseplant
- tiny fernMiniature spore-bearing plant
- wild fern
- tree fernArborescent spore-bearer
- fiddlehead fernImmature coiled frond
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond