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

“In the early stages of growth, before the appearance of the sporangia, the interrupted fern is easily confused with the cinnamon fern. Luckily, there are several ways the careful observer might tell them apart....”

From Literature

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

If you are looking to cover large areas, you could plant ostrich fern or the cinnamon fern, which is less of a bully.

From Washington Post

Some of these she could identify even from a distance: Hart’s-tongue ferns, cinnamon ferns, and some with attractive crinkled edges she thought were called corrugated ferns or, if they weren’t, ought to be.

From Literature

Comparative and quantative analyses show that these cells closely resemble the fossil nuclei of extant cinnamon ferns, Osmundastrum cinnamomea, which indicates that this group of ferns has remained virtually unchanged for 180 million years.

From Science Magazine