Fern-seed
noun
1.
the spores of ferns, formerly supposed to have the power to make persons invisible.
noun
1.
the minute particles by which ferns reproduce themselves, formerly thought to be invisible. Possession of them was thought to make a person invisible
Read Also:
- Fern test
fern test n. A test for estrogenic activity in which cervical mucus smears form a fernlike pattern at times when estrogen secretion is elevated, as at the time of ovulation.
- Ferny
[fur-nee] /ˈfɜr ni/ adjective, fernier, ferniest. 1. pertaining to, consisting of, or like : ferny leaves. 2. abounding in or overgrown with : ferny undergrowth.
- Ferocious
[fuh-roh-shuh s] /fəˈroʊ ʃəs/ adjective 1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating. 2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst. /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ adjective 1. savagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger, a ferocious argument adj. 1640s, from Latin ferocis, oblique case of ferox “fierce, wild-looking” (see ferocity). Related: […]
- Ferociously
[fuh-roh-shuh s] /fəˈroʊ ʃəs/ adjective 1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating. 2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst. /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ adjective 1. savagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger, a ferocious argument adj. 1640s, from Latin ferocis, oblique case of ferox “fierce, wild-looking” (see ferocity). Related: […]
- Ferociousness
[fuh-roh-shuh s] /fəˈroʊ ʃəs/ adjective 1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating. 2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst. /fəˈrəʊʃəs/ adjective 1. savagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger, a ferocious argument adj. 1640s, from Latin ferocis, oblique case of ferox “fierce, wild-looking” (see ferocity). Related: […]