staghorn

[ stag-hawrn ]

noun

a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
staghorn coral.

adjective

Origin of staghorn

First recorded in 1655–65; stag + horn

Burns also wants to study a second staghorn-fern species that appears to grow in colonies.
These ferns may be first plants known to work together as ants do | Jake Buehler | July 1, 2021 | Science News For Students
Burns and his coworkers also analyzed the genes in 10 staghorn colonies on Lord Howe Island.
These ferns may be first plants known to work together as ants do | Jake Buehler | July 1, 2021 | Science News For Students
You see here the elk or staghorn fern, which grows as a parasite on the palm or the petosperum of New Zealand.
Six Letters From the Colonies | Robert Seaton
Among the captains was rather a fine-looking man, a Captain staghorn, commanding the Daring frigate.
Marmaduke Merry | William H. G. Kingston
Still, I expected to see Captain staghorn sitting upright, with his disagreeable companion by his side.
Marmaduke Merry | William H. G. Kingston

staghorn sumach (Rhus hirta) is of a different species but of the same genus.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
This is a sub-variety of the staghorn Endive, and comparatively of recent introduction.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing Burr

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