cinnamon fern

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cinnamon fern¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

They are dark-green, while those of the Cinnamon Fern are golden-brown.

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I hear that some children in some places eat the young fronds of Cinnamon Fern, but I never saw it done.

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

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