fern

nouns

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
fern
is derived from
ferny
is derived from
ferny
is a member of
ferns
Filicinae, Filicopsida, class Filicinae, class Filicopsida
is a type of (narrower)
plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
nonflowering plant, pteridophyte