hay-scented fern

[ hey-sen-tid ]

noun

a fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, of eastern North America, having brittle, yellow-green fronds.

Origin of hay-scented fern

First recorded in 1860–65

In parts of the country, especially from Connecticut southward, the hay-scented fern is one of the abundant plants.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
After untold centuries, the wild rose and the hay-scented fern cluster round the boulder, and dandelions star the grass.
In the Open | Stanton Davis Kirkham
But I can testify that the hay-scented fern does not make so good a bed as it promises.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
The hay-scented fern is very sensitive, withering with the early frosts.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons

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