王紫萁

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[ noun ]
large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
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Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and
cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]
1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or
prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.

2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.

How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.

3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
Society.

{Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.

{Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)

{Royal eagle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.


{Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See
{Osmund}.

{Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.


{Royal metal}, an old name for gold.

{Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.

{Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.

{Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.


{Royal tern} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern
({Sterna maxima}).

{Royal tiger}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Tiger}.

{Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
scrofula, or king's evil.

Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
illustrious; noble; magnanimous.

Osmund \Os"mund\, n. (Bot.)
A fern of the genus {Osmunda}, or flowering fern. The most
remarkable species is the {osmund royal}, or {royal fern}
({Osmunda regalis}), which grows in wet or boggy places, and
has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules
at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been
used in stiffening linen.