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—BRAKEDS[v. BRAKED, BRAKING, BRAKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 16] Any fern in the genus Pteris.
—BRAKY—[a. BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] · abounding in shrubs or ferns
—FERNS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of fern
—FERNY—[a. FERNIER, FERNIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to ferns.
—FRONDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
—NARDOOS[n. -DOOS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Marsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.
—ACROGENS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
—BRACKENS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
—BRAKIER—[a. BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] · abounding in shrubs or ferns
—FERNERY—[n. -ERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
—FERNIER—[a. FERNIER, FERNIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to ferns.
—OSMUNDAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
—WOODSIAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the genus Woodsia of ferns.
—BRACKENS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
—BRAKIEST—[a. BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] · abounding in shrubs or ferns
—FERNIEST—[a. FERNIER, FERNIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to ferns.
—FERNLESS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Lacking ferns.
—FERNLIKE—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling a fern.
—INDUSIUM—[n. -SIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A protecting membrane, especially that covering the developing spores of a fern.
—MOONWORTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.
—OSMUNDAS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
—POLYPODY—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
—RAMENTUM—[n. -TA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns
—WOODFERNS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.
—WOODSIAS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the genus Woodsia of ferns.
—ACROGENIC—[a.] · Derivative of acrogen «any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem»
—APOGAMOUS—[a.] · Derivative of apogamy «a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes»
—CIRCINATE—[a.] · © rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns
—CRYPTOGAMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
—FERNERIES—[n. -ERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
—HOMOSPORY—[n. -RIES] · Derivative of homosporous «(of most ferns and some other spore-bearing~ plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous»
—HORSETAILS[n. -S] · © a leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns
—OSMUNDINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The roots of ferns of the genus Osmunda, used in growing orchids etc.
—PROTHALLIA[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~.
—RHIZOIDAL—[a.] · Derivative of rhizoid «any of various slender hairlike structures that function as roots in the gametophyte generation of mosses, ferns, and related plants»
—SPORANGIAL[n. -GIA] · © a spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc~.
—SPOROPHYLLS[n. -S] · Derivative of sporophyll «a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing~ plants that bears the sporangia»
—STIPITATE—[a.] · © supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants
—WOODFERNS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several evergreen ferns, of the family Dryopteridaceae, especially genus Dryopteris, that have dark green, leathery fronds.
—HORSETAILS—[n. -S] · © a leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns
—OSMUNDINES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The roots of ferns of the genus Osmunda, used in growing orchids etc.
—POLYPODIES—[n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.
—PROTHALLUS—[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~.
—PROTOSTELES[n. -S] · a simple type of stele with a central core of xylem surrounded by a cylinder of phloem: occurs in most roots and the stems of ferns, etc~.
—SPLEENWORTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
—SPORANGIUM—[n. -GIA] · © a spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc~.
—SPOROPHYLLS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
—SPOROPHYLS—[n. -S] · Derivative of sporophyll «a leaf in ferns and other spore-bearing~ plants that bears the sporangia»
—ANTHERIDIAL—[a.] · Derivative of antheridium «the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing~ vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids~»
—ANTHERIDIUM—[n. -DIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
—CATADROMOUS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
—CIRCINATELY—[b.] · Derivative of circinate «(botany) (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre»
—DICTYOSTELES[n. -S] · (botany) a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
—GAMETOPHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
—HETEROSPORY—[n. -RIES] · Derivative of heterosporous «(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores Compare homosporous»
—HOMOSPORIES—[n. -RIES] · Derivative of homosporous «(of most ferns and some other spore-bearing~ plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous»
—HOMOSPOROUS—[a.] · (of most ferns and some other spore-bearing~ plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous
—PROTOSTELES—[n. -S] · a simple type of stele with a central core of xylem surrounded by a cylinder of phloem: occurs in most roots and the stems of ferns, etc~.
—PROTOSTELIC—[a.] · Derivative of protostele «a simple type of stele with a central core of xylem surrounded by a cylinder of phloem: occurs in most roots and the stems of ferns, etc~»
—PTERIDOLOGY—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes.
—SPLEENWORTS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.
—SPOROPHYLLS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
—DICTYOSTELES—[n. -S] · (botany) a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
—PROTHALLUSES—[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~.
—PTERIDOSPERMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
—SPERMATOZOIDS[Wiktionary - Sense 1] A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.
—TRACHEOPHYTES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any plant possessing vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), including ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
—FIBROVASCULAR—[a.] · © containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular
—HETEROSPORIES—[n. -RIES] · Derivative of heterosporous «(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores Compare homosporous»
—PTERIDOLOGIES—[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes.
—PTERIDOLOGISTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes.
—PTERIDOSPERMS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
—PTERIDOLOGICAL—[a.] · Derivative of pteridology «the branch of botany concerned with the study of ferns and related plants»
—SPORANGIOPHORES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).
—SPORANGIOPHORES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails).

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