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Meaning of MAIDENHAIR

Pronunciation:  'meydn`hehr

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
 

MAIDENHAIR is a 10 letter word that starts with M.

 

 Synonyms: maidenhair fern
 
 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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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