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Maidenhair [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A plant of the genus Adiantum.

Maidenhair [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A fern of the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.