Adiantum

See also: adiantum

Translingual

Adiantum venustum (evergreen maidenhair)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton, “maidenhair”).

Proper noun

Adiantum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – the maidenhair ferns.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; 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

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