fern
Flowerless forest greenery
A fern is a flowerless plant with feathery fronds that reproduces by spores rather than seeds.
Ferns thrive in shady, moist environments and are among the oldest land plants on Earth.
The word also describes the distinctive shape of their leaves: a fern pattern, fern-like foliage. (Capitalized Fern is a given name.)
Coarse, spreading fern
- maidenhairDelicate woodland fern
- staghornBranching cervid headgear
- ostrichLargest living bird
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
royal · Boston · bird's nest · resurrection · sensitive · walking · rattlesnake · interrupted
Delicate woodland fern
- staghornBranching cervid headgear
- bird's nestAvian home structure
- rabbit's footSupposed good-luck amulet
- pottedIn a container
indoor · hanging · bathroom · watering · browning · drooping · pruning · revival
Large, segmented plant blade
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
- bipinnateDoubly compound leaf structure
- rachisCentral supporting shaft
stipe · pinnae · sporangia · lamina · rhizome · crozier · costa · blade
Forest's lower vegetation tier
- woodlandForested land area
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- humidContaining much moisture
forest floor · stream bank · tree trunk · bog · ravine · gully · temperate · tropical
Capacity to recover quickly
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- shelterProtected place or structure
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- VictorianOf a prim era
tattoo · Maori · New Zealand · unfurling · new beginnings · growth · elegance · secret
Asexual reproductive cell
- gametophyteHaploid reproductive generation
- vascularOf blood vessels
- nonfloweringBearing no blooms
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
propagation · epiphyte · terrestrial · herbaceous · perennial
Thing for storing items
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- hanging basketElevated container for plants
- ground coverLow plants preventing erosion
- borderOuter edge or limit
companion planting · division · repotting · humidity · misting · peat · drainage · Victorian
Coal-depositing geological period
- DevonianGeologic period, 419-359 million years ago
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
prehistoric · primordial · fossil · paleobotany · coal · petrified · extinction · Gondwana
bracken
Coarse, spreading fern
- maidenhairDelicate woodland fern
- staghornBranching cervid headgear
- ostrichLargest living bird
cinnamon · royal · Boston · bird's nest · resurrection · sensitive · walking · rattlesnake · interrupted
maidenhair
Delicate woodland fern
- staghornBranching cervid headgear
- bird's nestAvian home structure
- rabbit's footSupposed good-luck amulet
potted · indoor · hanging · bathroom · watering · browning · drooping · pruning · revival
frond
Large, segmented plant blade
- fiddleheadUnfurling fern frond
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
- bipinnateDoubly compound leaf structure
rachis · stipe · pinnae · sporangia · lamina · rhizome · crozier · costa · blade
understory
Forest's lower vegetation tier
- woodlandForested land area
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
humid · forest floor · stream bank · tree trunk · bog · ravine · gully · temperate · tropical · damp
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
- shelterProtected place or structure
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
Victorian · tattoo · Maori · New Zealand · unfurling · new beginnings · growth · elegance · secret
spore
Asexual reproductive cell
- gametophyteHaploid reproductive generation
- vascularOf blood vessels
- nonfloweringBearing no blooms
alternation · propagation · epiphyte · terrestrial · herbaceous · perennial
container
Thing for storing items
- terrariumGlass-walled growing enclosure
- hanging basketElevated container for plants
- ground coverLow plants preventing erosion
border · companion planting · division · repotting · humidity · misting · peat · drainage · Victorian · landscape
Carboniferous
Coal-depositing geological period
- DevonianGeologic period, 419-359 million years ago
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
Mesozoic · prehistoric · primordial · fossil · paleobotany · coal · petrified · extinction · Gondwana · swamp forest
- floraleaves, petals, stems, buds, branches
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- rainforeststropical rainforest, canopy layer, forest floor, emergent layer, understory
fernflowering plant
Seed-in-fruit producer
angiosperm · rose · oak · sunflower · fruit tree
- Boston fernsFeathery tropical houseplant
- tiny fernMiniature spore-bearing plant
- wild fern
- tree fernArborescent spore-bearer
- fiddlehead fernImmature coiled frond
- silver fernWhite-underleafed tree frond