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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French fulgiere, from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”), from Latin filix (“fern”). Compare Catalan falguera, Occitan falguièra, Galician folgueira.
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Noun
fougère f (plural fougères)
- fern
La fougère pousse souvent dans les forêts humides et ombragées.- The fern often grows in moist, shady forests.
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