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hay-scented fern
[ hey-sen-tid ]
noun
- a fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, of eastern North America, having brittle, yellow-green fronds.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hay-scented fern1
First recorded in 1860–65
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It is in understanding the wild ancestry of garden plants, whether that’s a hay-scented fern or a black oak tree — that the informed gardener is the most successful.
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Two related ferns will colonize nicely in such places — the hay-scented fern and the New York fern.
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The hay-scented fern is particularly fine-textured, almost feathery, and smells of fresh mown hay when bruised.
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