osmunda
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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin osmunda (“royal fern”). Compare osmund.
Noun
osmunda (plural osmundas)
- (botany) A fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
- 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 11:
- The fair Osᴍᴜɴᴅᴀ seeks the silent dell, / The ivy canopy, and dripping cell […] .
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
osmunda f (plural osmunde)
- royal fern, osmund (of genus Osmunda)