Found 2 items, similar to osmund.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: osmund
osmund
n : any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping
rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that
resemble flower clusters [syn:
flowering fern]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Osmund
Osmund
\Os"mund\, n. (Bot.)
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.
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