Definition of Osmundine

1. Noun. (botany) The roots of ferns of the genus ''Osmunda'', used in growing orchids etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Osmundine

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osmundine

osmotic
osmotic diuresis
osmotic diuretics
osmotic fragility
osmotic nephrosis
osmotic pressure
osmotic shock
osmotica
osmotically
osmoticum
osmotolerance
osmous
osmund
osmunda
osmundas
osmundine (current term)
osmundines
osmunds
osnaburg
osnaburgs
oso-berry
osone
osones
osophies
osophy
osotriazole
osotriazoles
osphradia
osphradium
osphresio-

Literary usage of Osmundine

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

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Border, osmundine, etc.) PADDOCK, WENDELL, Prof, of Horticulture, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. (Peach.) PARSONS, SAMUEL, Landscape Architect, ..."

2. Flora of the Southern United States: Containing an Abridged Description of by Alvan Wentworth Chapman (1897)
"osmundine^!. Sporangia large, nearly sessile on the back or margins of the mostly contracted fertile fronds, two-valved, opening vertically at the apex. ..."

3. Description of the Geology of the State of New Jersey: Being a Final Report by Henry Darwin Rogers (1840)
"Hillsides and shady ravines, not common. Onoclea sensibilis, Linn. Damp or wet places, common. SUBORDER II.—osmundine^. ..."

4. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"... it consists largely of osmundine (osmunda fiber). This fiber is the roots of ferns, and is almost entirely lacking in organic matter. ..."

5. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States by Asa Gray (1859)
"osmundine^. THE FLOWERING FERN FAMILY. Sporangia variously collected (large), destitute of any proper ring, cellular-reticulated, opening lengthwise by a ..."

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