Adiantum
See also: adiantum
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Adiantum_venustum2.jpg/220px-Adiantum_venustum2.jpg)
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀδίαντος (adíantos, “unwetted”)
Proper noun
Adiantum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pteridaceae – the maidenhair ferns.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (genus): Adiantum capillus-veneris - type species; Adiantum incisum, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (northern maidenhair fern) - selected other species; for the numerous other species see
Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Adiantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Adiantum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Adiantum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Adiantum at USDA Plants database