FERN
NOUNS
► BRACKEN a clump of ferns → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► MONKEY MEAT the small white edible pods or nuts at the base of the fiddlehead fern → 1999 Nova Scotia usage
VERBS
► VEERDONS ferns → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► BRACKEN a clump of ferns → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► MONKEY MEAT the small white edible pods or nuts at the base of the fiddlehead fern → 1999 Nova Scotia usage
VERBS
► VEERDONS ferns → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)