Fern

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Long ago.

II. Fern ·adj Ancient; old. [Obs.] "Pilgrimages to ... ferne halwes." [saints].

III. Fern ·noun An order of cryptogamous plants, the Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size.

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