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adiantum
CIDE DICTIONARY
adiantum, n. [L., fr. Gr. , maidenhair; 'a priv. + to wet.].
A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adiantum, n.
1 any fern of the genus Adiantum, e.g. maidenhair.
2 (in general use) a spleenwort.
1 any fern of the genus Adiantum, e.g. maidenhair.
2 (in general use) a spleenwort.
Etymology
L f. Gk adianton maidenhair (as A-(1), diantos wettable)
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