maidenhair fern

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

maidenhair fern
    n 1: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the
         genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
         [syn: {maidenhair}, {maidenhair fern}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maidenhair fern \maidenhair fern\ n.
   See {maidenhair}.
   [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maidenhair \maid"en*hair`\, maidenhair fern \maidenhair fern\,
   n. (Bot.)
   Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus
   {Adiantum} having very slender graceful stalks and delicate
   palmately branched fronds, especially ({Adiantum pedatum}).
   It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in
   medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the
   same genus, as to the Venus-hair.
   [1913 Webster]