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
High above the creek a spring seeps from the cliff face, irrigating a growth of moss and maidenhair fern that hangs from the rock in lush green mats.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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
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