Adiantum capillus-veneris

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