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fernery
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfɜː.nər.i/ us /ˈfɝː.nɚ.i/
a garden, building, or glass container in which ferns(= green plants with long stems, leaves like feathers, and no flowers) are grown:
In the formal gardens, we found exotic fruit, a fernery, and an Italian terrace.
I cleared the high weeds and discovered a Victorian fernery.
At the bottom of the garden was an old fernery and a riverside walk through fields.
The Victorians collected ferns in their infinite variety in carefully crafted ferneries.
We went out to Kew Gardens and looked through the various hot-houses and ferneries.
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