noun
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a place where ferns are grown
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a collection of ferns grown in such a place
Etymology
Origin of fernery
Example Sentences
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She was further to have a special private drawing-room and sleeping car, the like of which had never yet been run on rails, to be specially built for her, fitted with a conservatory, fernery, &c.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.
A short walk brought him to the fernery, an exquisite combination of rock and rustic work, arched by a dainty green roof, and made musical by the ripple of a little waterfall.
From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Brame, Charlotte M.
A case of stuffed birds, a few large pots of tropical plants, and a fernery are in keeping with the dining-room appointments.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
Let us now walk through to the end of the fernery and return.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.
Mrs Chadwick, looking after them as they passed through the glass doors and stepped into the moist and enervating atmosphere of the fernery, which led out from the long drawing-room, looked anxious.
From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by Young, F.E. Mills
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