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Adiantum
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adiantum
Translingual
right|thumb|Adiantum venustum species Adiantum venustum (evergreen maidenhair)
Etymology
mul ine-pro *wed-
Borrowed from mul la adiantum and mul grc ἀδίαντον maidenhair. Further from mul grc ἀδίαντος dry not wet, from mul ᾰ̓- grc not ὑδᾰ́τῐνος grc wet. From mul grc ὑδᾰ́τῐον rivulet, diminutive of mul grc ῠ̔́δωρ water. From the roots of mul grk-pro *údōr, mul ine-pro *wódr̥ and mul ine-pro *wed-.
Proper noun
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genus family Pteridaceae maidenhair ferns
Hypernyms
genus ; Polypodiophytina subphylum subphylum; Polypodiopsida class; Polypodiidae subclass subclass; Polypodiales order order; Pteridaceae family family; Adiantoideae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Adiantum capillus-veneris species type species; Adiantum incisum species, Adiantum pedatum species (northern maidenhair fern) selected other species; for the numerous other species see 1
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