Meanings
nounman fern (plural man ferns)
plural man ferns · alternative manfern
- TasmaniaA tree fern.First known use 19th c.
He'll likely mistake you for a man fern.
1920, Bernard Cronin, Timber Wolves1 more example
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
Origin
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man fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20fern
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“man fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20fern.
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