cinnamon fern

noun

: a large fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) with cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds shorter than and separate from the green foliage fronds

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Kentucky warblers and other songbirds are known to nest in clumps of cinnamon fern. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025 Potato gnocchi with Pennsylvania cinnamon fern fiddleheads. Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023

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First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cinnamon fern was in 1818

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“Cinnamon fern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinnamon%20fern. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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