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maidenhair fern

maidenhair fern noun: maidenhair (Adiantum spp.).

Noun

maidenhair fern (plural maidenhair ferns)

  1. Maidenhair (Adiantum spp.).
    • Hissao looked at the bottle with the polite attention another son might bestow on his mother's favourite maidenhair fern, or on a pear tree […].1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 533

Forms of maidenhair fern

pluralmaidenhair ferns

Words formed from maidenhair fern

Questions about maidenhair fern

What does maidenhair fern mean?
Maidenhair fern means maidenhair (Adiantum spp.).
What part of speech is maidenhair fern?
Maidenhair fern is a noun.
What is the plural of maidenhair fern?
The plural of maidenhair fern is maidenhair ferns.

Words near maidenhair fern in the dictionary

  1. maiden-auntishness
  2. maiden-hair
  3. maiden-hairs
  4. Maidencreek
  5. maidenhair
  6. maidenhair fern
  7. maidenhair ferns
  8. maidenhair spleenwort
  9. maidenhair spleenworts
  10. maidenhair tree
  11. maidenhair trees

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