interrupted fern

interrupted fern
noun
North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds
Syn: ↑Osmunda clatonia
Hypernyms: ↑flowering fern, ↑osmund

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noun
: an American fern (Osmunda claytoniana) with tall erect pinnate fronds and a few pairs of sporogenous pinnae borne at or near the center of the fertile fronds

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a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds. Also called Clayton fern.

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