How to Use fern in a Sentence

fern

noun
  • The green walls were thick with moss, flowers, and ferns.
    Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Our staghorn fern is getting dark spots on the long leaves.
    Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The rows of leaves on a fern seem to resemble prison bars.
    Amada Torruella, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Light red fruity aromas as well as some earth and wet ferns.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • That’s where Groot found the couple, who had been living for a week on ferns.
    Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The name reflects the appearance of the leaves, which are tongue-shaped and part of a plant in the fern family.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Admire the view of the cedar and fern-covered mountains that surround you.
    Sunset Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • This spurred the growth of new vegetation, such as ferns and conifer trees.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • There were shells dangling around her neck and ferns wrapped into a wreath on top of her head.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Every day, 12 hours of sunlight strikes their canopies and beams down through cracks to ferns on the forest floor.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The mansion has a long thoroughfare of ferns out front, a pool and a barbecue pit in the back.
    Yiren Lu, New York Times, 31 May 2023
  • From a trail along the left side of the waterfall, view the thinner upper leaps, tucked in boulders and fern.
    Danika Worthington, The Know, 19 June 2020
  • Surrounding the pools were lime-green devil’s club and lush ferns.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
  • Above grew conifer trees, ferns, ancient herbs and horsetail plants.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Many types of indoor ferns add a lush, tropical look to any room.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Rainbow bull's-eyes float in our cups like latte ferns.
    Meredi Ortega, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The foliage has fern-like leaves and the flowers are showy blooms with spur protrusions at the bottom.
    Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2022
  • This one grows to a whopping 8-10-feet tall with bright yellow flowers and fern-like, shiny green leaves.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2020
  • There was Day-Glo, yes, but also chartreuse, fern, mint ...
    New York Times, 18 Aug. 2021
  • There are ferns with leaves (called fronds) of all shapes and sizes, including the very large Australian tree fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi).
    Helen Purcell Montag, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • Autumn fern has new fronds that emerge orangey to coppery in tone.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
  • From philodendrons and ferns to fiddle leaf figs, houseplants are all the rage these days.
    Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The lacy trend also harkens back to the Victorians' love for all things ferns—but with a modern twist.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The 1,200 species of plants include orchids, fruit trees, spices, ferns and philodendrons.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Soak the entire fern if it’s mounted on wood in a bathtub for 10 to 15 minutes, let drip dry, and rehang.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 15 Mar. 2023
  • With a wall of live ferns and a variety of greenery, this restaurant is bursting with life.
    Drake Wilson, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
  • In the lush garden, croquet lawns, a pool, and a firepit sit beneath exotic ferns.
    Trish Lorenz, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Shade-loving autumn ferns help the garage seem like an integral part of the garden.
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Pick lush green ferns or happy begonias to dot your porch.
    Anna Logan, Country Living, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Test your soil pH and identify your fern before adding lime.
    oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020

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