cinnamon fern
noun
a common coarse fern, Osmunda cinnamomea, having rusty-woolly stalks, growing in wet, low woods or thickets.
Origin of cinnamon fern
1First recorded in 1810–20
Words Nearby cinnamon fern
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How to use cinnamon fern in a sentence
They are dark-green, while those of the cinnamon fern are golden-brown.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsI hear that some children in some places eat the young fronds of cinnamon fern, but I never saw it done.
Old-Time Gardens | Alice Morse EarleSeen from a distance its graceful leaf-crowns resemble those of the cinnamon fern.
The Fern Lover's Companion | George Henry Tilton
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