osmund

osmund
osmund1
/oz"meuhnd, os"-/, n.
any fern of the genus Osmunda, esp. the royal fern.
[1325-75; ME osmunde < AF osmunde, OF osmonde < ?]
osmund2
/oz"meuhnd, os"-/, n.
a superior quality of iron, formerly used for fishhooks, arrowheads, etc.
[1250-1300; ME osmund, osmond < MLG osemunt < OSw osmunder < ?]

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