Meaning of ADIANTUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Adiantum |
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| | See Also: | | family Pteridaceae, fern genus, maidenhair, maidenhair fern, Pteridaceae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ad`i*an"tum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, maidenhair; 'a priv.
+ ? to wet.] (Bot.)
A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair.
Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
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