cinnamon fern

noun

A coarse fern, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, found primarily in wet areas.

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fiddleheadfiddlehead fernOsmunda cinnamonea
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Meanings

nouncinnamon fern (plural cinnamon ferns)

plural cinnamon ferns

  1. A coarse fern, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, found primarily in wet areas.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNew World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible

Similar
fiddleheadfiddlehead fernOsmunda cinnamonea
Broader
flowering fernosmund
Also see
fiddlehead

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

cinnamon fern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20fern

MLA

“cinnamon fern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20fern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinnamon fern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20fern.

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