# Barnsley fern

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fern-like fractal involving four affine transformations.

## Etymology
Named after the British mathematician Michael Barnsley, who first described it in his book Fractals Everywhere.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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