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Royal fern   /rˈɔɪəl fərn/   Listen
Royal fern

noun
1.
Large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds.  Synonyms: ditch fern, French bracken, king fern, Osmunda regalis, royal osmund.






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... where they attain their full luxuriance they may be seen in extensive groves as well as in little groups. Four kinds of maidenhair, always light and graceful and attractive, are found; and of ferns common to Europe, Osmunda regalis, the Royal fern of Europe, and the European moonwort and alder's-tongue ferns. Then there is a fern which attains to gigantic proportions, especially in the cool forests, where its massive fronds grow to more than 5 yards in length and 3 in breadth, with a spread ...
— The Heart of Nature - or, The Quest for Natural Beauty • Francis Younghusband



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