cinnamon fern

noun

: a large fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) with cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds shorter than and separate from the green foliage fronds

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Potato gnocchi with Pennsylvania cinnamon fern fiddleheads. Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cinnamon fern was in 1818

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“Cinnamon fern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinnamon%20fern. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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