noun
Meaning 1
Maidenhair (Adiantum spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
maidenhair fern
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noun
Meaning 2
any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: maidenhair
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern
Narrower terms: common maidenhair, Venushair, Venus'-hair fern, southern maidenhair, Venus maidenhair, Adiantum capillus-veneris, American maidenhair fern, five-fingered maidenhair fern, Adiantum pedatum, Bermuda maidenhair, Bermuda maidenhair fern, Adiantum bellum, brittle maidenhair, brittle maidenhair fern, Adiantum tenerum
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