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Definition of Scented fern
1. Noun. Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay.
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Dennstaedtia, Genus Dennstaedtia
2. Noun. Sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds.
3. Noun. Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally.
Generic synonyms: Composite, Composite Plant
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scented Fern
Literary usage of Scented fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pot-pourri Mixed by Two by Ethel Case (1914)
"... of Pets —Wisley in Autumn—Garden Alarms—Pergola of Vines— scented fern—Old
Portsmouth—Self-Control—Logan Berries —Borders in Colours—Vegetable Recipes. ..."
2. Along New England Roads by William Cowper Prime (1892)
"V SWEET-scented fern THERE can be no reasonable doubt that the sense which is
most closely linked with our powers of memory is the sense of smell. ..."
3. Our Ferns in Their Haunts: A Guide to All the Native Species by Willard Nelson Clute (1901)
"To call this the hay-scented fern is certainly to " damn with faint praise."
The boulder fern is found from Canada to Alabama and Minnesota. ..."
4. How to Know the Ferns: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of Our by Frances Theodora Parsons (1899)
"In parts of the country, especially from Connecticut southward, the Hay-scented
Fern is one of the abundant plants. Though not essentially a rock- loving ..."
5. 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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