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Venushair — Ve·nus·hair vē nəs .ha(ə)r, .he(ə)r n a delicate maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus veneris) that has been used in the preparation of expectorants and demulcents … Medical dictionary
Venushair — noun delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan • Syn: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venus hair fern, ↑southern maidenhair, ↑Venus maidenhair, ↑Adiantum capillus veneris • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Venus'-hair fern — noun delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan • Syn: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venushair, ↑southern maidenhair, ↑Venus maidenhair, ↑Adiantum capillus veneris • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Adiantum — Ad·i·an·tum .ad ē ant əm n a genus of ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with delicate palmately branched fronds comprising the maidenhair ferns and including two No. American forms (A. pedatum and the Venushair A. capillus veneris) that have been used … Medical dictionary
maidenhair — maid·en·hair mād ən .ha(ə)r, .he(ə)r n any of the genus Adiantum of ferns including two No. American forms (A. pedatum and the Venushair, A. capillus veneris) that have been used in the preparation of expectorants and demulcents called also… … Medical dictionary
Adiantum capillus-veneris — noun delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan • Syn: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venushair, ↑Venus hair fern, ↑southern maidenhair, ↑Venus maidenhair • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
common maidenhair — noun delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan • Syn: ↑Venushair, ↑Venus hair fern, ↑southern maidenhair, ↑Venus maidenhair, ↑Adiantum capillus veneris • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
maidenhair fern — noun any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds • Syn: ↑maidenhair • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venushair, ↑Venus hair f … Useful english dictionary
southern maidenhair — noun delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan • Syn: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venushair, ↑Venus hair fern, ↑Venus maidenhair, ↑Adiantum capillus veneris • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Venus maidenhair — noun delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan • Syn: ↑common maidenhair, ↑Venushair, ↑Venus hair fern, ↑southern maidenhair, ↑Adiantum capillus veneris • Hypernyms: ↑maidenhair, ↑ … Useful english dictionary