Definition of Maidenhair

1. Noun. Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds.


Definition of Maidenhair

1. n. 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.

Definition of Maidenhair

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Medical Definition of Maidenhair

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maidenhair

Maianthemum bifolium
Maianthemum canadense
maiasaur
maiasaura
maiasauras
maiasaurs
maid
maid
maid's hair
maidan
maidans
maided
maiden
maiden
maidenhair (current term)
maidenhair (current term)
maidenhairs
maidenhair berry
maidenhair fern
maidenhair spleenwort
maidenhair tree
maidenhead
maidenhead
maidenheads
maidenhood
maidenhoods
maidenlike
maidenliness
maidenlinesses
maidenly

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