cinnamon fern

American  

noun

1. a common coarse fern, Osmunda cinnamomea, having rusty-woolly stalks, growing in wet, low woods or thickets.

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Etymology

Origin of cinnamon fern

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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cinnamon fern

A: I would consider some robust ferns such as ostrich, royal or cinnamon fern — a lot of them — as well as hardy and swamp hibiscus.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

A frequent method is by perennial rootstocks, which often creep beneath the surface, sending up, it may be, single fronds, as in the common bracken, or graceful leaf-crowns, as in the cinnamon fern.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

The sterile fronds may be distinguished from those of the cinnamon fern by not having retained, like those, a tuft of wool at the base of each pinna.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

Seen from a distance its graceful leaf-crowns resemble those of the cinnamon fern.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

That night I dream that I am in a pasture looking for fertile fronds of the cinnamon fern which I fail to find.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various