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Definition of Genus Osmunda

1. Noun. Type genus of the Osmundaceae.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Osmunda

Literary usage of Genus Osmunda

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

1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1901)
"THE anatomical structure of the genus Osmunda has been dealt with by several writers, and more particularly by Zanetti in an able paper published in the ..."

2. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY The genus Osmunda contains in the existing flora some six or seven species of swamp-loving ferns, most of them confined to the ..."

3. Studies in Natural History by University of Iowa (1899)
"... is not recognized as a distinct genus the name Struthiopteris might be applied to the present genus Osmunda, and the latter name might again be retained ..."

4. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"The genus Osmunda contains in the existing flora some six or seven species of swamp-loving ferns, most of them confined to the northern hemisphere, ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1904)
"... New South Wales, New Caledonia, Samoa, and in a few other southern regions. The genus Osmunda has a wider range, occurring in Europe ..."

6. A History of British Ferns by Edward Newman (1854)
"In the first place, the genus Osmunda, under which it was placed by Linneus, is now, by universal consent, confined to ferns of a very different group ; and ..."

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