osmund : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: osmund	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for osmund
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
osmund n any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters Synonym(s): flowering fern, osmund
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osmund \Os"mund\, n. (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.