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PRONUNCIATION OF LADY FERN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LADY FERN

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Lady fern is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LADY FERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lady fern

Athyrium

Athyrium is a genus of about 180 species of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the family Athyriaceae, in the order Polypodiales. Its genus name is from Greek a- and Latinized Greek thureos, describing its inconspicuous indusium. The common name "lady fern" refers in particular to the common lady fern. Athyrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Small Angle Shades and Sthenopis auratus.

Definition of lady fern in the English dictionary

The definition of lady fern in the dictionary is a large, graceful, but variable fern, Athyrium filix-femina, with bipinnate fronds, commonly found on damp acid soils in woods and on hillsides.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LADY FERN

lady
lady bountiful
Lady Chapel
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Lady Luck
Lady Macbeth strategy
lady mayoress
Lady Muck
lady of the house
Lady of the Lake
lady orchid
lady palm
lady teacher
lady-in-waiting
lady-killer
lady-killing
lady´s bedstraw
lady´s finger

WORDS THAT END LIKE LADY FERN

asparagus fern
beech fern
black tree fern
Boston fern
coral fern
deer fern
fern
grape fern
king fern
maidenhair fern
male fern
marsh fern
oak fern
royal fern
shield fern
silver fern
soft tree fern
staghorn fern
sweet fern
sword fern
tree fern

Synonyms and antonyms of lady fern in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lady fern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LADY FERN

Find out the translation of lady fern to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lady fern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lady fern» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淑女蕨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señora helecho
570 millions of speakers

English

lady fern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महिला फर्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيدة السرخس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

леди папоротник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

senhora samambaia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভদ্রমহিলা ফেনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fougère femelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pakis wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dame fern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女性シダ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숙녀 펀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lady Fern
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phụ nữ dương xỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண் ஃபெர்ன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महिला फर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bayan eğreltiotu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lady fern
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pani paproci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

леді папороть
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doamnă ferigă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυρία φτέρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lady varing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lady fern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lady bregne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lady fern

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LADY FERN»

The term «lady fern» is normally little used and occupies the 135.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lady fern

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LADY FERN»

Discover the use of lady fern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lady fern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Groundcovers for the South
Lady fern is not as strong as other ferns, so place it in a protected place where children, dogs, and strong winds will not break the delicate fronds. Space 18 to 24 inches apart. Continued Care Cut down dead fronds in late winter or early spring ...
Marie Harrison, 2006
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Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses
Lady fern will also cross spontaneously with A. nipponicum 'Pictum' (Japanese painted fern), with beautiful results. Cultivars such as 'Ghost' and 'Bradford Beauty' combine the stature and vigor of lady fern with the silver gray and burgundy ...
William Cullina, 2008
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A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Related Families: ...
Approximately t 80 species of Athyrium are found worldwide in mostly temperate climates; two species are native to North America, one of which grows in our area . Our species, Athyrium filix- femina (Lady Fern), is common and circumboreal, ...
Boughton Cobb, Cheryl Lowe, 2005
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The Fern Lover's Companion: A Guide for the Northeastern ...
The Lady Fern and its Kin 1. The Lady Ferns Fronds one to three feet high, broadly lanceolate, or ovate-oblong, tapering towards the apex, bipinnate. Pinnae lanceolate, numerous. Pinnules oblong-lanceolate, cut -toothed or incised.
George Henry Tilton, 1922
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American Fern Journal
A Crested Form of the Lady Fern L. S. HOPKINS In the summer of 1916, while on a field trip near Windham, Portage County, this state, I found a crested form of the Lady Fern. The form was new to me and sufficiently beautiful to make a rather ...
‎1919
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Georgia Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, ...
outhern lady fern is one of the most commonand reliable ferns for a shady Georgia garden. It spreads by rhizomes underground and is typically found in a colony of several dozen, if not hundreds, of fronds. It grows readily in moist woods and ...
Erica Glasener, Walter Reeves, 2013
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Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of ...
Lady fern is widely distributed, growing throughout most of temperate north america in suitable habitats. a miniature version of lady fern, alpine lady Fern ( Athyrium distentifolium), is found high in the rocky Mountains, and although i have never ...
Doug Benoliel, 2011
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The Fern Bulletin: A Quarterly Devoted to Ferns
Though we now know this plant as the lady fern, its specific name clearly shows that it ought to be called female fern, instead. Doubtless the more aristocratic title was given it out of politeness is an age guiltless of the suffragette and when ...
Willard Nelson Clute, 1911
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Herd register
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‎1920
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Linnean fern bulletin
Though we now know this plant as the lady fern, its specific name clearly shows that it ought to be called female fern, instead. Doubtless the more aristocratic title was given it out of politeness is an age guiltless of the suffragette and when ...
Willard Nelson Clute, American Fern Society, Linnaean Fern Chapter, 1911

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LADY FERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lady fern is used in the context of the following news items.
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They climbed out of the bog:
... Richmond garden of the late Nancy Swell and is probably a natural hybrid of the Japanese painted fern and the European lady fern. «The News Journal, Jul 15»
2
Native Plants You'd Never Mistake for Weeds
... a public garden surrounding a 100-year-old estate in Wayne, Pa., opened a woodland filled with indigenous phlox, columbine and lady fern. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Five Favorite Ferns
It got its name, Spleenwort, in the 19th century, was then placed in the lady fern family, and now resides in a family whose other members are ... «Steuben Courier, Jul 15»
4
Adrian Higgins's 5 favorite ferns
... Richmond garden of the late Nancy Sweet and is probably a natural hybrid of the Japanese painted fern and the European lady fern. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Development or Disaster?
... Red bay, Persimmon, Loblolly pin, Chinaberry, Mimosa (Silk tree), Nepalese brown top, Japense honeysuckle, Lady fern, Tulip tree, Bracken ... «Columbia Star, Jul 15»
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For every season
... makes a lovely foil with its silver grey foliage and purple midribs or Arthrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' quirkily known as Mrs Frizell's lady fern. «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
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Ferns by the dozens for Oregon gardeners
... we can add the strap-like Hart's tongue fern and, as a novelty, the tatting fern — a strange-looking cultivar of the common English lady fern.”. «The Register-Guard, Jun 15»
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DIY: How to Plant Containers
I settled on a combination of spiky-leafed angel wing begonia, two funky fuchsias, a red-stemmed lady fern, a chartreuse heuchera and ... «Seven Days, Jun 15»
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Got a question about ferns? The answer is: 'The Plant Lover's Guide …
The pale green foliage and graceful form of the eared lady fern ( The pale green foliage and graceful form of the eared lady fern (Athyrium ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
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Exotic plant show, sale planned at Los Angeles Arboretum
... Asplenium bulbiferum or mother fern, Asplenium nidus or bird's-nest fern, Athyrium or lady fern, Cyrtomium falcatum or fishtail fern, Dryopteris ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lady fern [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lady-fern>. Apr 2024 ».
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