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

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

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

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

Absently her gaze sought for cinnamon fern in low woods, sweet fern in the thickets, and exquisite maidenhair just beginning to uncurl from the black leaf mould of dripping brakes.

From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice