hay-scented fern

American  

[hey-sen-tid] / ˈheɪˌsɛn tɪd /

noun

1. a fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, of eastern North America, having brittle, yellow-green fronds.

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Etymology

Origin of hay-scented fern

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Two related ferns will colonize nicely in such places — the hay-scented fern and the New York fern.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015

The hay-scented fern is particularly fine-textured, almost feathery, and smells of fresh mown hay when bruised.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015

She spoke of the maidenhair fern, with its striking black stems, and the hay-scented fern that smelled, remarkably, like hay.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood