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Definition of Adiantum
1. Noun. Cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Pteridaceae, Pteridaceae
Member holonyms: Maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern
Definition of Adiantum
1. n. A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
Definition of Adiantum
1. Noun. The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus ''Adiantum'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Adiantum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Adiantum
Literary usage of Adiantum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"The name reminds us of Farley Hill, in the Island of Bar- adiantum FAKI. ...
but the quite new and beautiful fern named adiantum scutum (Hibberd), syn. ..."
2. On Molecular and Microscopic Science by Mary Somerville (1869)
"Of the seventy species of adiantum, only A. pedatum and A. Capillus- Veneris,
... The adiantum Capillus-Veneris, or Maiden's Hair, has a slender ..."
3. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"... AND THE adiantum, THE REMEDIES DERIVED PROM WHICH WILL BE MENTIONED IN THE
FOLLOWING BOOK. The leaves of plants, as well as those of trees, ..."
4. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"adiantum, Linn. Mouth of small cave, north aspect of the Cerro Grande, Izamal, Jan.
13, 1895 (64). Crevices of north aspect ruin of the Monjas, Chichen Itza ..."
5. Handbook of Plant Dissection by Joseph Charles Arthur, Charles Reid Barnes, John Merle Coulter (1886)
"adiantum pedatum L. PRELIMINARY. THE maiden-hair fern is abundant in dark rich
woods throughout the eastern part of the United States, and occurs to a ..."
6. Journal of Rational Medicine by C. H. Cleaveland (1860)
"adiantum. Maidenhair. A fern, the syrup of which is sold in the shops in England
under the ... adiantum PEDATUM. American Maidenhair. Canada Maidenhair. ..."
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