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Adiantum

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Ad`i`an´tum
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
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Noun1.Adiantum - cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair fernsAdiantum - cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
genus Adiantum
fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies
family Pteridaceae, Pteridaceae - one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided
maidenhair, maidenhair fern - any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
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A key is given to differentiate it from the related Cuban endemic Adiantum sericeum, and illustrations of the distinctive characteristics of both species are presented.
A new species of Adiantum from Cuba by Caluff, Manuel G. / American Fern Journal
N H * 95 Adiantum raddianum N H * 96 Blechnum auriculatum N H * 97 Canna glauca N GH * 98 Clematis bonariensis N Cr * 99 Ipomoea alba N Cr * 100 Populus sp.
A distribuicao de especies exoticas e nativas em diques marginais do ... by Kalesnik, Fabio; Aceñolaza, Pablo / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
As a nursery plant, ferns are grown as bedding plants in sun or shade or as delicate indoor potted fern plants such as the lacy maidenhair fern, Adiantum peruvianium, and the foxtail fern, Asparagus meyerii.
Perennial Flowering Vines, Bush Hedges, and Fern Plants by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community
 
 
 
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