osmund

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osmund - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

osmund - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  osmund
      n 1: any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping
           rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that
           resemble flower clusters [syn: flowering fern, osmund]