- maidenhair fern
- noun Date: 1833 any of a genus (Adiantum) of ferns with delicate palmately branched fronds — called also maidenhair
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maidenhair fern
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maidenhair fern — maidenhair maid en*hair , maidenhair fern maidenhair fern, n. (Bot.) Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus {Adiantum} having very slender graceful stalks and delicate palmately branched fronds, especially ({Adiantum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maidenhair fern — n. See {maidenhair}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maidenhair fern — maidenhair UK [ˈmeɪd(ə)nˌheə(r)] / US [ˈmeɪd(ə)nˌher] or maidenhair fern UK / US noun [uncountable] a type of plant with thin delicate leaves … English dictionary
maidenhair fern — ► NOUN ▪ a fern with slender stalked fronds … English terms dictionary
maidenhair fern — noun any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds • Syn: ↑maidenhair • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venushair, ↑Venus hair f … Useful english dictionary
maidenhair fern — noun Any of several ferns, of the genus Adiantum, having delicate palmately branched fronds … Wiktionary
maidenhair fern — any of several ferns of the genus Adiantum, including A. pedatum, which is used as an expectorant and demulcent … Medical dictionary
Maidenhair fern — Adiantum (P) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
maidenhair fern — Iwa iwa (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it) … English-Hawaiian dictionary
brittle maidenhair fern — noun tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑brittle maidenhair, ↑Adiantum tenerum • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑maidenhair fern • Hyponyms: ↑Farley maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
