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fern

noun as in shrub

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Inside, the gardens are divided into houses highlighting different plants and climates — from the Palm House with over 70 palms, to the fern room, to the desert house filled with cacti and succulents.

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Spring specialties: garlic scapes, pea shoots, ramps, fiddlehead ferns, English peas, fava beans.

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Besides being overtaken by moss, ivy and ferns, Seattle’s surviving denizens have evolved from passive-aggressive to plain old aggressive.

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I stopped by a nursery and bought ferns because I wanted to plant some ferns.

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On six acres among the dairy farms of southeast L.A., he grew ferns, myrtle and eucalyptus.

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