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man fern

man fern noun: a tree fern.

Noun

man fern (plural man ferns)

  1. (Tasmania) A tree fern.
    • He'll likely mistake you for a man fern.1920, Bernard Cronin, Timber Wolves
    • At the beginning they set up their trade in groves lined with manfern fronds […].2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 177

Forms of man fern

pluralman ferns
alternative formmanfern

Origin of man fern

Abbreviation of old man fern.

Questions about man fern

What does man fern mean?
Man fern means a tree fern.
What part of speech is man fern?
Man fern is a noun.
What is the plural of man fern?
The plural of man fern is man ferns.

Words near man fern in the dictionary

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  2. man down
  3. man engine
  4. man engines
  5. man enough
  6. man fern
  7. man ferns
  8. man flu
  9. man Friday
  10. man Fridays
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