'maidenhair fern' definitions:
Definition of 'maidenhair fern'
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 fern'
From: GCIDE
- maidenhair fern \maidenhair fern\ n. See maidenhair. [PJC]
Definition of 'maidenhair fern'
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]