Dictionary Definition
maidenhair n : any of various small to large
terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately
branched fronds [syn: maidenhair
fern]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The maidenhair fern
Extensive Definition
Maiden's hair or maidenhair can refer to one of
several groups of plants:
- Maiden's hair plant, one of several green seaweeds:
- Maiden's hair plant, one of several species of the genus Chlorodesmis
- Maiden's hair plant, one of several species of the genus Caulerpa
- Maidenhair moss, a species of moss: Fissidens adianthoides
- Maidenhair fern, one of several ferns of the genus Adiantum
- Maidenhair spleenwort, a species of fern: Asplenium trichomanes
- Maidenhair tree, a name for the ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba), called thus because its lobed leaves resemble the leaflets of a maidenhair fern