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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.
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