Definition of Ostrich fern. Meaning of Ostrich fern. Synonyms of Ostrich fern

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Ostrich fern. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Ostrich fern and, of course, Ostrich fern synonyms and on the right images related to the word Ostrich fern.

Definition of Ostrich fern

Ostrich fern
Ostrich Os"trich, n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF. ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird + struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf. Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.] (Zo["o]l.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high. Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes. The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white plumes. Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc. Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc. Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern (Onoclea Struthiopteris), the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America.

Meaning of Ostrich fern from wikipedia

- Matteuccia is a genus of ferns with one species: Matteuccia struthiopteris (common names ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern, or shuttle**** fern). The species epithet...
- the eastern parts of North America, although not so palatable as ostrich fern. Royal fern, Osmunda regalis, found worldwide Midin, or Stenochlaena palustris...
- societies. Some ferns are used for food, including the fiddleheads of Pteridium aquilinum (bracken), Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern), and Osmundastrum...
- moose and white-tailed deer. Fiddlehead greens are harvested from the Ostrich fern which grows on riverbanks. Furbish's lousewort, a perennial herb endemic...
- Pentarhizidium orientale, the Oriental ostrich fern, is a fern native to China, ****an, and the Himalayas. It grows to about 0.6 m (2 ft) in height by...
- stage of plants such as some ferns. Asteraceae Bromeliad Billbergia Fern Bird's nest fern Ostrich fern Wild bird's-nest fern Netta Dorchin; Jeffrey B. Joy;...
- bird-like dinosaurs Ostrich foot s****, any of the molluscs in the genus Struthiolaria Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) Ostrich plume or red ginger...
- tickweed, spotted jewelweed, mealycup sage, Cam****ia, spring starflower, ostrich fern, sideoats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula, and prairie dropseed. Aquults:...
- Wisteria. Ferns and many herbaceous flowering plants often form clonal colonies via horizontal underground stems termed rhizomes, e.g. ostrich fern Matteuccia...
- the more common horticultural ferns, Matteuccia struthiopteris, the ostrich fern. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I),...