2 definitions
for Osmund
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
osmund
n : any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping
rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that
resemble flower clusters [syn: flowering fern]
