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Webster 1913 Edition
Osmund
Os′mund
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A fern of the genus
Osmunda
, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal
, or royal fern
(Osmunda regalis
), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen. Webster 1828 Edition
Osmund
OS'MUND
,Noun.