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.
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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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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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“Cinnamon fern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinnamon%20fern. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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