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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Ferns, Ireland, Diocese of
• Aedan of Ferns, Saint
Webster Dictionary
• Stag-Horn Fern
• Sea Fern
• Hare's-Foot Fern
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Climbing Fern
• Fern
• Filmy Ferns
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Ferne, Henry, D.D.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Antonio Fernández
• Diego Fernández de Palencia
• Domingo Fernández Navarrete
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(1):

(adv.) Long ago.

(2):

(a.) Ancient; old. [Obs.] "Pilgrimages to . . . ferne halwes." [saints].

(3):

(n.) An order of cryptogamous plants, the Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size.