maidenhair fern

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛə /

noun

any fern of the cosmopolitan genus Adiantum, esp A. capillis-veneris, having delicate fan-shaped fronds with small pale-green leaflets: family Adiantaceae

C15: so called from the hairlike appearance of its fine fronds

It was fed from a spring from above, which flowed down a gully thickly festooned with maidenhair fern.

It is called the Maidenhair tree, because its leaves resemble those of the Maidenhair fern.

The maidenhair fern grew in masses, covering dead trunks of trees and making solid walls of delicate green beside the trail.

It is effectively combined with violets, or lilies-of-the-valley and maidenhair fern.

She appreciated the delicacy of the centre-piece of maidenhair-fern, veiling with its cloud of green a few flame-like jonquils.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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