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osmund
| osmunda cinnamonea
| osmunda clatonia
| osmunda regalis
| osmundaceae
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osmund
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun osmund has 1 sense
- osmund(n = noun.plant) flowering fern - any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters; Array is a kind of fern
is a member of genus osmunda
has particulars: ditch fern, french bracken, king fern, osmunda regalis, royal fern, royal osmund, interrupted fern, osmunda clatonia, cinnamon fern, fiddlehead, fiddlehead fern, osmunda cinnamonea
CIDE DICTIONARY
osmund, n.
A fern of the genus Osmunda , or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal , or royal fern (Osmunda regalis ), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
osmund, n. (also osmunda) any fern of the genus Osmunda, esp. the royal fern, having large divided fronds.
Etymology
ME f. AF, of uncert. orig.
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