maidenhair : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: maidenhair	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for maidenhair
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maidenhair n any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds Synonym(s): maidenhair, maidenhair fern
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maidenhair \Maid"en*hair`\, n. (Bot.) A fern of the genus {Adiantum} ({A. pedatum}), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair. {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}.