Associations to the word «Adiantum»

Wiktionary

ADIANTUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae   — the maidenhair ferns.
ADIANTUM, noun. The maidenhair fern and related ferns (of the genus Adiantum)
ADIANTUM INCISUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pteridaceae   — a medicinal maidenhair fern from Bangladesh.

Dictionary definition

ADIANTUM, noun. Cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae.

Wise words

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