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Definition of Maidenhair
1. Noun. Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds.
Generic synonyms: Fern
Group relationships: Adiantum, Genus Adiantum
Specialized synonyms: Adiantum Capillus-veneris, Common Maidenhair, Southern Maidenhair, Venus Maidenhair, Venus'-hair Fern, Venushair, Adiantum Pedatum, American Maidenhair Fern, Five-fingered Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum Bellum, Bermuda Maidenhair, Bermuda Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum Tenerum, Brittle Maidenhair, Brittle Maidenhair Fern
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
1. Noun. Either of two species of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially ''Adiantum capillus-veneris''. ¹
2. Noun. Designating various types of moss or flowering plants. ¹
3. Noun. (context: North America now regional) Either of two ericaceous plants, the creeping snowberry or the checkerberry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maidenhair
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Medical Definition of Maidenhair
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Maidenhair
Literary usage of Maidenhair
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1802)
"Common maidenhair Spleenwort. ... for the maidenhair of warmer climates, Adiantum
Capillus Veneris, ..."
2. J. M. Nickell's Botanical Ready Reference (1880)
"European maidenhair. Venus hair. ... maidenhair. American maidenhair. Rock fern.
Plant, pec. mue. exp. réf. ton. ..."
3. The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-cook, and Baker: Plain and Practical by Eleanor Parkinson (1844)
"Syrup of maidenhair.—There are several sorts of maidenhair, ... The true
maidenhair—Capillus Veneris — is a native of Italy and of the southern parts of ..."
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