'maidenhair' definitions:
Definition of 'maidenhair'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds [syn: maidenhair, maidenhair fern]
Definition of 'maidenhair'
From: GCIDE
- 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 pedatum). 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. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'maidenhair'
- barbados maidenhair,
- bermuda maidenhair,
- brittle maidenhair,
- climbing maidenhair,
- common maidenhair,
- farley maidenhair,
- golden maidenhair,
- maidenhair berry,
- maidenhair fern,
- maidenhair spleenwort,
- maidenhair tree,
- southern maidenhair,
- venus maidenhair,
- american maidenhair fern,
- bermuda maidenhair fern,
- brittle maidenhair fern,
- climbing maidenhair fern,
- farley maidenhair fern,
- five-fingered maidenhair fern