Usually means: Crystallization pattern resembling fern leaves.
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  1. ferning: Collins English Dictionary
  2. ferning: Wiktionary
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  1. Ferning: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See fern as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ferning)

noun:  A characteristic fern-like pattern on a slide viewed under low power on a microscope, used as a sign when testing for ovulation or the presence of amniotic fluid.

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