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fern

/fɜːn/noun

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

Example sentence

“Benedito's plant is a fern.”

Related words

mossAny of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).bushA woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.vineA climbing plant that produces grapes.shrubA woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.rootThe part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.thicketA dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.