noun🔗ShareFarnAny of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations."The garden was shaded by a large fern, its delicate leaves unfurling in the damp air. "Der Garten wurde von einem großen Farn beschattet, dessen zarte Blätter sich in der feuchten Luft entfalteten.plantbiologynatureenvironmentorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading