fernery

American  

[fur-nuh-ree] / ˈfɜr nə ri /

noun

PLURAL

ferneries

1. a collection of ferns in a garden or a potted display.

2. a place or a glass case in which ferns are grown for ornament.

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fernery British  

/ ˈfɜːnərɪ /

noun

1. a place where ferns are grown

2. a collection of ferns grown in such a place

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Etymology

Origin of fernery

First recorded in 1830–40; fern + -ery

Example Sentences

The looping trail through the Arboretum ends with a stroll through beds of shade-loving plants flourishing beneath mature evergreens in the peaceful Woodland Garden and Fernery, where a small wooden bridge traverses a well-crafted dry creek bed.

From Seattle Times

"These works were meant to make you feel you had walked into a fernery, though in between the exotic plants there are things like foxgloves."

From BBC

Should the architect be so fortunate as to obtain a site for his house where the ground rises steep and abrupt on one side of the house, he will get here a series of terraces, rock-gardens, a fernery, a rose-garden, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond it, orchid house, fernery, and vinery flashed amidst the trees; while the great cool lawn, shaven to the likeness of emerald velvet, glowing borders, and even the immaculate gravel that crunched beneath the major's feet conveyed the same suggestion to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I built a stove-house and conservatory, where my exotic fernery was my great delight, and I spent much of my time there.

From Project Gutenberg