Definition of "ferny" [fern•y]

• Of, or pertaining to ferns (adjective)
• Like a fern, having the shape or feel of a fern. (adjective)
• Covered in ferns. (adjective)

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• "This is a crab apple of incredible delicacy, with amber fruits no larger than currants and delicate ferny foliage that turns buttery yellow when the chill of the season takes a hold."
• "This great little plant is a ferny-leaved version of cilantro."
• "Beneath the trees grow clumps of pale cardamine andwild geranium, fragrant blue phlox, ferny gold corydalis, maroon trilliums, and dainty clumps of wild wood violets."