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filmy fern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
filmy fern
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,

noun

Any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,

Inflected Forms

filmy ferns (plural) filmy-fern (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bristle fern

Synonyms

film fern bristle fern

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does filmy fern mean?
Any of the ferns in the subfamily Hymenophylloideae, so named for their thin, membranous fronds,

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