adiantum Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
genus Adiantum.
WordNet
Ad`i*an"tum noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , maidenhair; priv. + to wet.Definitions
(Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.