Definition of Hay-scented fern

1. Noun. Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay.

Exact synonyms: Boulder Fern, Dennstaedtia Punctilobula, Hay-scented, Scented Fern
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Dennstaedtia, Genus Dennstaedtia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hay-scented Fern

hax0r
haxonite
haxonites
haxor
haxored
haxoring
haxors
haxx0r
haxx0rs
haxxor
haxxors
hay
hay-asthma
hay-fever
hay-scented
hay-scented fern (current term)
hay bacillus
hay bale
hay conditioner
hay fever
hay is for horses
hay ride
hay wain
hay wains
haybale
haybales
hayband
haybands
haybird
haybirds

Literary usage of Hay-scented fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Ferns in Their Haunts: A Guide to All the Native Species by Willard Nelson Clute (1901)
"All but the last have reference to the delicate structure and handsome cutting of the fronds. To call this the hay-scented fern is certainly to " damn with ..."

2. The fern paradise: a plea for the culture of ferns by Francis George Heath (1878)
"We remember with pleasure an excursion which we took from Totnes, in search of the hay-scented fern, under the guidance of Charles Hillman, of Torquay, ..."

3. Sweet-scented Flowers and Fragrant Leaves: Interesting Associations Gathered by Donald McDonald (1895)
"... (The hay-scented fern) is a graceful evergreen variety, also with a wide distribution throughout Britain; the fronds are powerfully scented like new hay ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1909)
"... sheep- laurel, black alder, rhodora, mountain holly, together with such ferns as cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea), hay scented fern (Dicksonia ..."

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