Maidenhair

['meɪd(ə)nheə] or ['mednhɛr]

Definition

(noun.) any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds.

Editor: Tamara--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A fern of the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.

Edited by Blair