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Adiantum

Adiantum Meaning & Definition
Adiantum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Adiantum?

[n] cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Adiantum: genus Adiantum

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See Also | family Pteridaceae | fern genus | maidenhair | maidenhair fern | Pteridaceae

Adiantum In Webster's Dictionary

\Ad`i*an"tum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, maidenhair; 'a priv. + ? to wet.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.

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