fernery

[ fur-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈfɜr nə ri /

noun, plural fern·er·ies.

a collection of ferns in a garden or a potted display.

a place or a glass case in which ferns are grown for ornament.

Origin of fernery

First recorded in 1830–40; fern + -ery

Words nearby fernery

Fernando Po, fern bar, fernbird, fernbrake, Ferndale, fernery, ferning, fern root, fern seed, fern test, ferny

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Example sentences from the Web for fernery

The fernery was flanked by two other handwoven baskets of sweet-grass.
Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Mr. Lucas has promised to have supper with us, and, my dear, he wants you to show him the conservatory and the fernery.
Esther|Rosa Nouchette Carey
Only I am sorry Sophy should miss you, for she was so good about going, because Lucy wanted to do something to her fernery.
The Young Step-Mother|Charlotte M. Yonge
Her maid waited for an hour near the fernery and then came to the Baron's.
Truxton King|George Barr McCutcheon

As they became aware of the couple in the fernery, they stopped short with a gasp of surprise.
Much Ado About Peter|Jean Webster

British Dictionary definitions for fernery

fernery

/ (ˈfɜːnərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a place where ferns are grown

a collection of ferns grown in such a place

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单词	fernery
释义	fernery [ fur-nuh-ree ] / ˈfɜr nə ri / noun, plural fern·er·ies. a collection of ferns in a garden or a potted display. a place or a glass case in which ferns are grown for ornament. Origin of fernery First recorded in 1830–40; fern + -ery Words nearby fernery Fernando Po, fern bar, fernbird, fernbrake, Ferndale, fernery, ferning, fern root, fern seed, fern test, ferny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fernery The fernery was flanked by two other handwoven baskets of sweet-grass. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy Mr. Lucas has promised to have supper with us, and, my dear, he wants you to show him the conservatory and the fernery. Esther\|Rosa Nouchette Carey Only I am sorry Sophy should miss you, for she was so good about going, because Lucy wanted to do something to her fernery. The Young Step-Mother\|Charlotte M. Yonge Her maid waited for an hour near the fernery and then came to the Baron's. Truxton King\|George Barr McCutcheon As they became aware of the couple in the fernery, they stopped short with a gasp of surprise. Much Ado About Peter\|Jean Webster British Dictionary definitions for fernery fernery / (ˈfɜːnərɪ) / noun plural -eries a place where ferns are grown a collection of ferns grown in such a place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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