fernyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfəːni/, U.S.

/ˈfərni/

Etymology: < fern n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Abounding in fern, overgrown with fern.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [adjective] > fern-covered

ferny?1523

ferned1845

the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [adjective]

fernya1722

filical1835

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiii^v That sykenesse is moost commenly on hylly..ley..& feerny grounde.

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 525 The Surface thereof.. is Heathy, Ferny and Furzy.

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 4 A red, sandy, ferny ground.

1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. xv. 201 The wild buck bells from ferny brake.

1860 R. Donaldson Bush Lays 87 The flat ferny wastes all lie sleeping.

2. Of or pertaining to fern, consisting of fern.

ΚΠ

1710 A. Philips Pastorals vi. 29 When Locusts in the Fearny Bushes cry.

a1717 T. Parnell Flies 72 Your ferny shade forsakes the vale.

1805 J. Grahame Sabbath (ed. 2) 81 Woodless its banks, but green with ferny leaves.

1884 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 10 Dec. 621/5 A..gorsy, ferny growth.

3. Of a fern-like nature, resembling fern.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [adjective] > of or resembling fern

ferny1791

filicoid1847

pteridoid1866

1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. 76 Ferny foliage.

1870 J. Rhoades Poems 131 Every pane is hoar with ferny rime.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ferny
释义	fernyadj. Brit. /ˈfəːni/, U.S. /ˈfərni/ Etymology: < fern n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Abounding in fern, overgrown with fern. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [adjective] > fern-covered ferny?1523 ferned1845 the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [adjective] fernya1722 filical1835 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiii^v That sykenesse is moost commenly on hylly..ley..& feerny grounde. 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 525 The Surface thereof.. is Heathy, Ferny and Furzy. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 4 A red, sandy, ferny ground. 1808 W. Scott Marmion iv. xv. 201 The wild buck bells from ferny brake. 1860 R. Donaldson Bush Lays 87 The flat ferny wastes all lie sleeping. 2. Of or pertaining to fern, consisting of fern. ΚΠ 1710 A. Philips Pastorals vi. 29 When Locusts in the Fearny Bushes cry. a1717 T. Parnell Flies 72 Your ferny shade forsakes the vale. 1805 J. Grahame Sabbath (ed. 2) 81 Woodless its banks, but green with ferny leaves. 1884 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 10 Dec. 621/5 A..gorsy, ferny growth. 3. Of a fern-like nature, resembling fern. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [adjective] > of or resembling fern ferny1791 filicoid1847 pteridoid1866 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. 76 Ferny foliage. 1870 J. Rhoades Poems 131 Every pane is hoar with ferny rime. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1523
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