fernery

[ fur-nuh-ree ]

noun

, plural fern·er·ies.

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.

fernery

/ ˈfɜːnərɪ /

noun

1. a place where ferns are grown
2. a collection of ferns grown in such a place

Word History and Origins

Origin of fernery¹

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

The News-Journal reports that the storm inflicted $9,689,700 in agriculture, fernery and foliage damage.

From Washington Times

The News-Journal reports that the storm inflicted $9,689,700 in agriculture, fernery and foliage damage.

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