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wall fern

wall fern
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl furn]
    • /wɔl fɜrn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl furn]
    • /wɔl fɜrn/

Definitions of wall fern words

  • noun wall fern the polypody, especially Polypodium vulgare or P. virginianum. 1
  • noun wall fern a small, hardy fern (Polypodium virginianum) of the most common family (Polypodiaceae) of ferns, with densely matted, creeping stems, found on cliffs and walls in E North America and often grown in gardens 0

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Origin of wall fern

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25

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Parts of speech for Wall fern

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wall fern popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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