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maidenhair tree

maidenhair tree noun: ginkgo biloba.

maidenhair tree: ginkgo biloba
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Noun

maidenhair tree (plural maidenhair trees)

  1. Ginkgo biloba.

Forms of maidenhair tree

pluralmaidenhair trees

Origin of maidenhair tree

maidenhair (fern) + tree. The leaves look like the leaflets of species such as Adiantum capillus-veneris

Questions about maidenhair tree

What does maidenhair tree mean?
Maidenhair tree means ginkgo biloba.
What part of speech is maidenhair tree?
Maidenhair tree is a noun.
What is the plural of maidenhair tree?
The plural of maidenhair tree is maidenhair trees.

Words near maidenhair tree in the dictionary

  1. maidenhair
  2. maidenhair fern
  3. maidenhair ferns
  4. maidenhair spleenwort
  5. maidenhair spleenworts
  6. maidenhair tree
  7. maidenhair trees
  8. maidenhair vine
  9. maidenhair vines
  10. maidenhairs
  11. maidenhairtree

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