Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man fern

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: man fern
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"He'll likely mistake you for a man fern."
"At the beginning they set up their trade in groves lined with manfern fronds […]."

Etymology

Abbreviation of old man fern.

Inflected Forms

man ferns (plural) manfern (alternative)

Questions

What does man fern mean?: A tree fern.
Where does man fern come from?: Abbreviation of old man fern.

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