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

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

Under the soft mists of a cool May day I brushed the dew from the wood grasses and unrolling croziers of cinnamon fern to pause in admiration at shrubs and trees bearing calling cards.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop

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

Here the cinnamon fern grows luxuriantly, while a few swamp maple saplings and mountain ash trees occur at intervals, and afford sufficient food to the moose.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles