SELECT * from dictionary_eng WHERE word = "royal fern" OR word = "Royal fern" OR word = "Royal Fern" royal fern | Definition of royal fern
Logo
dictionary thesaurus

royal fern

noun
variants: or less commonly royal osmund

Definition of royal fern

: a common and widely distributed fern (Osmunda regalis) with large bipinnate fronds bearing the panicled globose sporangia at their summit

— called also ditch fern, French bracken, king fern

First Known Use of royal fern

1781, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

garrulous

play

See Definitions and Examples

Get Word of the Day daily email!