ADIANTUM

Adiantum, genus Adiantum

(noun) cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ad`i*an"tum, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARSEC

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