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royal fern

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royal fern
n.
A deep-rooted fern (Osmunda regalis) of worldwide distribution, having tall, upright, bipinnately compound fronds.
royal fern
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a fern, Osmunda regalis, of damp regions, having large fronds up to 2 metres (7 feet) in height, some of which are modified for bearing spores: family Osmundaceae
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Noun1.royal fern - large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted frondsroyal fern - large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
ditch fern, French bracken, Osmunda regalis, royal osmund, king fern
osmund, flowering fern - any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
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This study reports the harvesting, management, trading and use of the royal fern (Osmunda regalis) in Cantabria (Spain), where medicinal plant gathering has been mainly abandoned and nowadays only few species are still commonly gathered.
Local knowledge and management of the royal fern (Osmunda regalis L.) ... by Molina, Maria; Reyes-Garcia, Victoria; Pardo-de-Santayana, Manuel / American Fern Journal
Osmunda regalis, the Royal Fern, was much loved by our Victorian and Edwardian forebears and is still a worthy garden plant for the bog garden or other permanently damp place and, unlike many ferns, will thrive in full sunshine, producing the typical flower spikes in mid to late summer.
GARDENING: Hardy ferns recapture glory days of Victoriang by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
David Bryant of the Merseyside Naturalists Association found 100 royal fern near Liverpool's Broadgreen Hospital.
country: on country matters .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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