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osmund
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Osmund
(gcide) | 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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osmund
(wn) | osmund
n 1: any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping
rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that
resemble flower clusters [syn: flowering fern, osmund] |
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royal osmund
(encz) | royal osmund, n: |
Osmund
(gcide) | 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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osmund royal
(gcide) | 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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Osmunda cinnamonea
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Osmunda regalis
(gcide) | 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]Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See Rich, and
cf. regal, real a coin, Rial.]
1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or
prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.
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2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
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How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.
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3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
Society.
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Battle royal. See under Battle.
Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (Laurus nobilis.)
Royal eagle. (Zool.) See Golden eagle, under Golden.
Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern Osmunda regalis. See
Osmund.
Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
Royal metal, an old name for gold.
Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
(Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida.
Royal pheasant. See Curassow.
Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
Royal tern (Zool.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna
maxima}).
Royal tiger. (Zool.) See Tiger.
Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
scrofula, or king's evil.
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Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
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family osmundaceae
(wn) | family Osmundaceae
n 1: large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and
tropical areas [syn: Osmundaceae, family Osmundaceae] |
genus osmunda
(wn) | genus Osmunda
n 1: type genus of the Osmundaceae |
osmunda cinnamonea
(wn) | Osmunda cinnamonea
n 1: New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing
fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds;
the early uncurling fronds are edible [syn: {cinnamon
fern}, fiddlehead, fiddlehead fern, {Osmunda
cinnamonea}] |
osmunda clatonia
(wn) | Osmunda clatonia
n 1: North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a
few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile
fronds [syn: interrupted fern, Osmunda clatonia] |
osmunda regalis
(wn) | Osmunda regalis
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, royal osmund, king fern, ditch fern, {French
bracken}, Osmunda regalis] |
osmundaceae
(wn) | Osmundaceae
n 1: large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and
tropical areas [syn: Osmundaceae, family Osmundaceae] |
royal osmund
(wn) | royal osmund
n 1: large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with
upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds [syn: {royal
fern}, royal osmund, king fern, ditch fern, {French
bracken}, Osmunda regalis] |
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