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1 result for TREEFERN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 21, 2000	28A	Tropical plant with a trunklike stem	Dave and Diane Epperson	Shortz

4 results for TREEFERN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 7, 1988	4D	Large frond bearer	Tom W. Underhill	Maleska
Sat Aug 18, 1979	9D	Arborescent plant	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Fri Jan 6, 1967	40D	Tropical plant.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Dec 18, 1956	20A	Flowerless plant.	Unknown	Farrar

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