ferndom

English

Etymology

From fern +‎ -dom.

Noun

ferndom (uncountable)

1. (botany) The world of ferns; ferns collectively.
   • 1921, The Maine Naturalist:

     In ferndom all people are divided into two classes: the first, those who are in profound ignorance of these beautiful forms in the vegetable kingdom; the second, those who know almost everything about them and are full of enthusiasm, [...]

   • 2013, Joan Lee Faust, The New York Times Garden Book, Revised:

     Staghorn ferns, with their antlerlike leaves, are really curios of ferndom and never fail to gain attention.