osmundine
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osmundine — [äs mun′din, äzmun′din; äs mun′dēn΄, äz mun′dēn΄; äs′məndin, äs′məndēn΄, äz′mən′din, äz′mən′dēn] n. [< OSMUNDA + INE3] a fibrous mass of dried fern roots, used as a rooting medium for orchids or other air plants … English World dictionary
osmundine — os·mun·dine … English syllables
osmundine — āzˈmənˌdēn noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Osmunda + English ine : material prepared from the roots of various ferns (primarily Osmunda cinnamomea and O. claytonia) and used in the potting of orchids … Useful english dictionary
Osmunda — Temporal range: Triassic–recent … Wikipedia
osmunda — [äs mun′də, äzmun′də] n. 〚ModL < OFr osmonde < ?〛 any of a genus (Osmunda, family Osmundaceae) of ferns having specialized fronds or portions of fronds bearing dense masses of spore cases * * * os·mun·da (ŏz mŭnʹdə) also os·mund (ŏzʹmənd) n. Any… … Universalium
Osmundaceae — ▪ fern family the royal fern family, the only family of the fern order Osmundales. A primitive group consisting of three present day genera of large ferns Osmunda, Todea, and Leptopteris the family contains about 20 species; 5 to 10 extinct… … Universalium
