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osmundine definition

os·mun·dine (äs mun′din, äz-; -dēn′; äs′mən-, äz′-)

noun

a fibrous mass of dried fern roots, used as a rooting medium for orchids or other air plants

Etymology: < osmunda + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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