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osmund

noun (1)
os·​mund
variants: or less commonly osmond \ ˈäzmənd \
plural -s

Definition of osmund

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 obsolete : any of various ferns (as the male fern)
2 : a fern of the genus Osmunda especially : royal fern

osmund

noun (2)
variants: or less commonly osmond \ " \
plural -s

Definition of osmund (Entry 2 of 2)

: a superior iron formerly imported into England from Sweden and used especially for making arrowheads, fishhooks, and clockworks also : a piece of this iron

History and Etymology for osmund

Noun (1)

Middle English osmunde, from Old French osmonde

Noun (2)

Middle English osmond, from Middle Low German osemunt, from Old Swedish osmunder

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