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fern

/furn/US // fɜrn //UK // (fɜːn) //

蕨类植物,蕨类,蕨菜,蕨类动物

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.

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Examples

  • In Nomadland, the same gorgeous landscapes emphasize the chest-pinching loneliness of a life like Fern’s.

  • Frances McDormand plays Fern, one of a growing number of American seniors who find themselves, at the end of a long life of working hard, with very little to show for it.

  • Swankie has been on the road for over 10 years—and her fictionalized counterpart strikes up a friendship with Fern before embarking on her own journey to Alaska.

  • Before they part ways, a young girl who Fern used to tutor tells her that her mother says Fern is homeless.

  • The possibility of snatching a flower or fern from the jaws of extinction has fired up a community of enthusiasts trying to document and protect what’s left of the rarest of native vegetation.

  • “In my view, the silver fern is something which is applied to our greatest sporting teams,” said Key.

  • She has received the Fern Holland Award from the Vital Voices Global Partnership for giving a voice to female victims.

  • Mizrahi and Rowland will also serve as judges alongside fashion luminary and Senior Vice President of IMG Fashion, Fern Mallis.

  • Fern cases were very much in vogue some years ago, and this is really a very delightful way of cultivating the plants.

  • Never grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.

  • If properly dried and pressed, it is possible to preserve the Fern fronds with a great deal of their natural colour.

  • Dwarfs in pointed hoods pricked with fern leaves whirled about these edifices in the airiest fashion.

  • For a moment he lay still; and a cool fern pressed comfortingly against his cheek.