maidenhair fern
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of maidenhair fern
C15: so called from the hairlike appearance of its fine fronds
Example Sentences
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Jianbin Yan, a plant physiologist at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences’s Agricultural Genomics Institute, and colleagues found similar parallels in a maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 22, 2022
And then, sure, like I like to take on a fun challenge now and again with a more difficult plant to care for — but I have never been successful keeping a maidenhair fern alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
In explaining the utility of plant collecting for the gardener, he points out a clump of Southern maidenhair fern, a species not considered hardy in northern states.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2019
She spoke of the maidenhair fern, with its striking black stems, and the hay-scented fern that smelled, remarkably, like hay.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
She pointed out, too, the maidenhair fern nearby; the black stems, she said, retained their shine in a pine needle basket’s weave.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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