hay-scented fern
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hay-scented fern
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The hay-scented fern is particularly fine-textured, almost feathery, and smells of fresh mown hay when bruised.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015
Two related ferns will colonize nicely in such places — the hay-scented fern and the New York fern.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015
She spoke of the maidenhair fern, with its striking black stems, and the hay-scented fern that smelled, remarkably, like hay.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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