Ŏs'mund, n.
n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Osmunda. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or flowering fern, growing in shady bogs, the root of which, when boiled, is very slimy, and is used in stiffening linen.
n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Osmunda. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or flowering fern, growing in shady bogs, the root of which, when boiled, is very slimy, and is used in stiffening linen.