ferndom

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noun

The world of ferns; ferns collectively.

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Meanings

nounferndom (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe world of ferns; ferns collectively.

    Staghorn ferns, with their antlerlike leaves, are really curios of ferndom and never fail to gain attention.

    2013, Joan Lee Faust, The New York Times Garden Book, Revised
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    In ferndom all people are divided into two classes: the first, those who are in profound ignorance of these beautiful forms in the vegetable kingdom; the second, those who know almost everything about them and are full of enthusiasm, …

    1921, The Maine Naturalist

Origin

From fern + -dom.

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APA

ferndom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferndom

MLA

“ferndom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferndom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferndom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferndom.

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