Adiantum
See also: adiantum
Translingual
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Adiantum venustum (evergreen maidenhair)
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντος (adíantos, “unwetted”)
Proper noun
Adiantum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – the maidenhair ferns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom, Pteridophyta - division, Polypodiopsida - class, Polypodiales - order, Pteridaceae - family, Adiantoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Adiantum capillus-veneris - type species; Adiantum incisum, Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair fern) - selected other species; for the numerous other species see
Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Adiantum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Adiantum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Adiantum at USDA Plants database