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hay-scented fern

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[hay-sen-tid] / ˈheɪˌsɛn tɪd /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of hay-scented fern

First recorded in 1860–65


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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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