maidenhair-tree
[ meyd-n-hair-tree ]
noun
Origin of maidenhair-tree
1First recorded in 1765–75
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How to use maidenhair-tree in a sentence
It is called the Maidenhair tree, because its leaves resemble those of the Maidenhair fern.
An ally of theirs, the Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree, seems to have been extremely common in certain geological periods.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott Elliot
British Dictionary definitions for maidenhair tree
maidenhair tree
noun
another name for ginkgo
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