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Specialize vs Fernery - What's the difference?

specialize | fernery |

As a verb specialize

is to mention specially; to particularize.

As a noun fernery is

a specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.

specialize

English

Alternative forms

* specialise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

(specializ)
  • To mention specially; to particularize.
  • To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.
  • (biology) To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.

    • Antonyms

    * generalize

    Derived terms

    * specialty, speciality * specialist * subspecialize * subspecialty, subspeciality * subspecialist * specialisation, specialization

    fernery

    English

    Noun

    (ferneries)
  • A specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns.
  • * 1997 , Oliver Sacks, The Island of the Colorblind
    • My aunt especially loved the smaller fern houses, the ferneries .