About The Word Maidenhair
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Maidenhair
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What's The Definition Of Maidenhair?
[n] any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
Synonyms | Synonyms for Maidenhair: maidenhair fern Related Terms | Find terms related to Maidenhair: See Also | Adiantum | Adiantum bellum | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Adiantum pedatum | Adiantum tenerum | American maidenhair fern | Bermuda maidenhair | Bermuda maidenhair fern | brittle maidenhair | brittle maidenhair fern | common maidenhair | fern | five-fingered maidenhair fern | genus Adiantum | southern maidenhair | Venus maidenhair | Venushair | Venus'-hair fern Maidenhair In Webster's Dictionary \Maid"en*hair`\, n. (Bot.)
A fern of the genus {Adiantum} ({A. pedatum}), having very
slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States,
and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied
to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.
{Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass.
{Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}.
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