Adiantum
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See also: adiantum
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Adiantum_venustum2.jpg/220px-Adiantum_venustum2.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντον (adíanton, “maidenhair”).
Proper noun
[edit]Adiantum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – the maidenhair ferns.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Pteridaceae - family; Adiantoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Adiantum capillus-veneris - type species; Adiantum incisum, Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair fern) - selected other species; for the numerous other species see
Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Adiantum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Adiantum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Adiantum at USDA Plants database