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fernseed

fernseed noun: the spores of ferns, once believed to have magical properties when properly gathered.

Noun

fernseed (uncountable)

  1. The spores of ferns, once believed to have magical properties when properly gathered.

Origin of fernseed

From fern + seed.

Questions about fernseed

What does fernseed mean?
Fernseed means the spores of ferns, once believed to have magical properties when properly gathered.
What part of speech is fernseed?
Fernseed is a noun.

Words near fernseed in the dictionary

  1. fernowl
  2. fernowls
  3. fernroot
  4. fernroots
  5. ferns
  6. fernseed
  7. fernshaw
  8. fernshaws
  9. Fernside
  10. fernticle
  11. fernticles

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