interrupted fern

noun

a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.

Also called Clayton fern.

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The interrupted fern makes its appearance in the woods and meadows and along the roadsides in May.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
These tufts we do not find in the interrupted fern, though both plants come into the world warmly wrapped in wool.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons
Like the other Osmundas, the interrupted fern is easily cultivated.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora Parsons

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