Adiantum


Definition: Meaning of, Adiantum in English to English dictionary.

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  1. cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
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Adiantum used in phrases

  • Adiantum bellum (noun)
    1. delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
  • Adiantum capillus-veneris (noun)
    1. delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
  • Adiantum pedatum (noun)
    1. hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
  • Adiantum tenerum (noun)
    1. tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
  • Adiantum tenerum farleyense (noun)
    1. named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
  • Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (noun)
    1. spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
  • genus Adiantum (noun)
    1. cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
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Pronunciation: ˈkɔːp(ə)rət bɒnd
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