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maidenhair spleenwort
noun
- an evergreen fern, Asplenium trichomanes, abundant in woody areas of the North Temperate Zone, having thickly clustered fronds.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maidenhair spleenwort1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
In such a retreat as this ravine the Maidenhair Spleenwort seems peculiarly at home.
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This is a species which in its early days is sometimes confused with the Black Maidenhair Spleenwort.
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The Black Maidenhair Spleenwort retains its fronds throughout the winter.
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A curious feature of the leaf-stalks of the Maidenhair Spleenwort is that they do not decay at once when the pinnæ fall off.
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In some respects this species resembles the Maidenhair Spleenwort, though there are certain important distinctions.
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