osmund
1 of 2noun (1)
os·mund
variants or less commonly osmond
ˈäzmənd
plural -s
1
obsolete : any of various ferns (as the male fern)
2
: a fern of the genus Osmunda
especially : royal fern
osmund
2 of 2noun (2)
variants or less commonly osmond
"
plural -s
: a superior iron formerly imported into England from Sweden and used especially for making arrowheads, fishhooks, and clockworks
also : a piece of this iron
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English osmunde, from Old French osmonde
Noun (2)
Middle English osmond, from Middle Low German osemunt, from Old Swedish osmunder