common maidenhair

/ˌkɑmən ˌmeɪdnˈhɛər/
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Definitions of common maidenhair
  1. noun
    delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
    synonyms: Adiantum capillus-veneris, Venus maidenhair, Venus'-hair fern, Venushair, southern maidenhair
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    type of:
    maidenhair, maidenhair fern
    any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
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