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 floating fern floating fern /ˈfloʊtɪŋ fɜːrn/

noun

  1. Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe  ( Azolla caroliniana , Carolina pond fern , floating fern , mosquito fern )
    small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
  2. Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums  ( Ceratopteris pteridioides , floating fern , water sprite )
    aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
  3. Pantropical aquatic fern  ( Ceratopteris thalictroides , floating fern )
    pantropical aquatic fern


 civilian clothing civilian clothing /sɪˈvɪliən ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

noun

  1. Ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.  ( civilian clothing , civilian dress , civilian garb , plain clothes )
    ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.


 literate literate /ˈlɪtɝət/

adjective

  1. () Able to read and write  ( literate )
    able to read and write
  2. Knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields  ( literate )
    knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
     Computer literate
    computer literate
  3. Versed in literature; dealing with literature  ( literate )
    versed in literature; dealing with literature

noun

  1. A person who can read and write  ( literate , literate person )
    a person who can read and write


 telpher telpher /ˈtɛlfər/

noun

  1. One of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage  ( telfer , telpher )
    one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage